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xamine the tables and use the dropdown menus to complete the paragraph that follows 2008 Democrats Iedependents Republicans % Spit ticket voting 16 20 15 2012 %Straight party voting % Split ticket voting 17 Source: "Post-election Survey," American National Election Study, (2008 and 2012). ccording to the tables, voters in 2012 were more likely than voters in 2008 to vote for third party candidates.In both 2008 and 2012, those host likely to vote straight tickets were Republicans ,while those least likely to do so were Democrats

Explanation / Answer

Correct Answer:

Democratic Party candidates

Working notes:

Increase in vote in 2012 for Democrats = 1100-480 = 620

Increase in vote in 2012 for Independents = 814-377 = 437

Increase in vote in 2012 for Republicans = 1001-415 =586

Correct Answer:

Democrats

Independent

It is shown by the % of straight votes as well as number of votes.