My Political Typology

After taking the 23 Question Political Typology Quiz from the Pew Research Center, I found that I am a Disaffected Democrat. Through this, I learned that a Dissafected Democrat strongly believes that the economic system unfairly favors powerful interests, as well as that business corporations make too much profit. Most Disaffected Democrats say that "the government should do more to help the needy and that poor people have hard lives." After reading this, I found that these statements are very true for myself which has helped me to better understand how to categorize my beliefs.

Disaffected Democrats are different from First Conservatives in that, most of Dissafected Democrats favor Liberal views such as equal opportunity and equality for all. In the table, 92% of Dissafected Democrats agree that "our country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites." It makes sense for why 92% of Democrats have these liberal views because liberals believe in equality for all. However, this is different from the general public views in that only 61% of the general public agree with the same statement. On the contrary, 66% of First Conservatives agree that "our country has made the changes needed to give blacks equal rights with whites" (This table can be viewed Here). This is different from the 35% of the general public who agree with the same statement.

Another issue that is viewed differently between Disaffected Democrats and First Conservatives are their views on immigrants in the United States. Based on the chart, 83% of Disaffected Democrats believe that "Immigrants today strengthen our country because of their hard work and talents." However, only 65% of the general public agree with the same statement. On the contrary, 76% of First Conservatives believe that "Immigrants today are a burden on our country because they take our jobs, housing, and health care." Despite this statement, this makes up 26% of the general public. The main polemic that is noticeable from this statement comes from that America was built on the backbones of Immigrants. (Article can be viewed Here). The idea expressed by First Conservatives come from how Conservatives want traditional American values. With Immigrants coming into the country, First Conservatives believe that this disrupts the traditional American standards as they were in the 1800s.

My beliefs as being a Disaffected Democrat have come from everyone around me growing up. This includes my family, friends, and school. I have grown up most with my family so until I was able to figure out what beliefs I identified most with, everything my parents had told me growing up had created the basis for my beliefs. School is a big one too. Schools generally focus on teaching more of a liberal than conservative approach when it comes to school because they want to teach kids to be hardworking and respectable people.

-AB