Personal Tendencies and Social Issues: An Examination of Kentucky’s Voters [Hybrid Poster A-2]
Abstract
The ultimate goal of this study is to examine relationships between how Kentuckians live their lives and how they would vote on issues of social justice. Our perspectives on social issues are informed by our backgrounds and this survey attempts to take a closer look at some of the potential factors that lead to various positions while taking care to collect a stratified sample of Kentuckians through distributing the study among counties that could be categorized as both predominantly conservative and liberal. A questionnaire of approximately twenty questions was designed and distributed via Facebook to assess the attitudes of Kentucky voters throughout the state. This survey inspects the hypothesis that, typically, people from rural areas who value traditional American principles will vote more conservatively, whereas people from urban areas who value progressive principles will vote more liberally. Furthermore, variables such as level of education, exposure to different cultures through travel, levels of self-care, religious/spiritual background, and age are compared to Kentuckians’ stance on various issues of social justice and how these relate to geographic location.
Personal Tendencies and Social Issues: An Examination of Kentucky’s Voters [Hybrid Poster A-2]
The ultimate goal of this study is to examine relationships between how Kentuckians live their lives and how they would vote on issues of social justice. Our perspectives on social issues are informed by our backgrounds and this survey attempts to take a closer look at some of the potential factors that lead to various positions while taking care to collect a stratified sample of Kentuckians through distributing the study among counties that could be categorized as both predominantly conservative and liberal. A questionnaire of approximately twenty questions was designed and distributed via Facebook to assess the attitudes of Kentucky voters throughout the state. This survey inspects the hypothesis that, typically, people from rural areas who value traditional American principles will vote more conservatively, whereas people from urban areas who value progressive principles will vote more liberally. Furthermore, variables such as level of education, exposure to different cultures through travel, levels of self-care, religious/spiritual background, and age are compared to Kentuckians’ stance on various issues of social justice and how these relate to geographic location.