Oh really[1]?<p>&gt;Second, there is no evidence that “culture outweighs economics as a matter of public concern” among Frank’s working-class white voters. The apparent political significance of social issues has increased substantially over the past 20 years, but more among better-educated white voters than among those without college degrees. In both groups, economic issues continue to be most important.<p>Do the poor vote against their interests, or do upper-middle-class people in poor areas vote their own interests while suppressing the vote of the poor?<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.princeton.edu&#x2F;~bartels&#x2F;kansasqjps06.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.princeton.edu&#x2F;~bartels&#x2F;kansasqjps06.pdf</a>