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by iso1210 1883 days ago
Showing just how unrepresentitive our electoral system is. The combined Tory/Brexit/DUP vote was about 43% in 2019, a minority.

Ashcroft and Ipsos confirm that older people were more likely to vote tory, with >50% only in the over 65 range.

If you're a HN poster you're likely in a workplace with

1) Under 45s, certainly under 65s

2) ABC1

3) University education

All of those are 3 indicators of low 'right wing' (defined as voting Tory or whatever Farage's party is) support, so it's not surprising most people in the workplace of the average HN poster vote not-tory.