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Article: Sarah Palin and White, Married Women.(Brief article)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- September 10, 2008
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Byline: Bonnie Erbe
Not only do white, married women vote more Republican than single white women and women of color, but married voters generally vote in greater percentages than unmarried voters.
Consider this article from Women's eNews (http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2952):
While single women's participation rates grew in 2004, they voted at significantly lower levels than married counterparts. Also, 24 percent of unmarried female voters tend to drop off in midterm elections, compared to 20 percent for the overall population.
In 2004, unmarried female voters grew to 22 percent of voters, up from 19 percent four years ...