Omega State wrote:Andoros wrote:Sir or Madam OP, I am trying to understand the economic and educational demographics of the Brazilian elections. Could you share some information about how the richer, middle-class and poor mostly vote? Looking at the results of the first round, I see that Bolsonaro overwhelmingly won in the southern part of Brazil, which, if I remember correctly, is doing better compared to the eastern part. Does that mean that wealthier people prefer Bolsonaro? Then again, I also remember reading from a newspaper that really poor people fed up with gang violence support him too. Is it possible to draw any conclusions?
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See, the majority of the poor population is located in the northeastern part of the country and a little in the north as well. That's where Haddad is getting more votes. In other regions, the poverty index is lower and Bolsonaro leads. Summing up:
Lower class: Haddad
Middle class: Haddad / Bolsonaro (Most in bolsonaro)
Upper class: Haddad / Bolsonaro (Majority in Bolsonaro)
In relation to violence, this is not only limited to the poor class.
I disagree, lots of poor people also vote for Bolsonaro. It's a matter of geographical location (basically the entire Northeast, patronized by the Worker's Party, has never let them down on elections).