Question

question 6 (multiple choice worth 4 points) (04.07 mc) the table below shows results of a presidential election and a table listing the median resident age and household income for several cities in florida. which of the following statements can you prove to be true using the table? presidential election results city election outcome median resident age median household income city a republican 33.8 46,321 city b democratic 37.7 28,999 city c republican 39.4 42,788 city d democratic 26.3 34,335 city e democratic 34.7 41,605 low - income voters are more likely to vote for a democratic candidate. democrats are more likely to have good - paying jobs that require a college degree. more people are more likely to vote for a democratic candidate as they get older. the age of democratic voters is always lower than that of republican voters.

Explanation:

Looking at the table, for City B (Democratic) median household income is \(28,999\), for City D (Democratic) it is \(34,335\), for City E (Democratic) it is \(41,605\). For City A (Republican) it is \(46,321\) and for City C (Republican) it is \(42,788\). The median household income for Democratic - leaning cities (in the sample) is generally lower than that of Republican - leaning cities. This supports the idea that low - income voters are more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate.
The statement about Democrats having good - paying jobs requiring a college degree has no basis in the given table (no data on education).
For the age - related statements: City B (Democratic) has a median age of \(37.7\), City D (Democratic) has a median age of \(26.3\), City E (Democratic) has a median age of \(34.7\), City A (Republican) has a median age of \(33.8\), City C (Republican) has a median age of \(39.4\). There is no clear increasing or decreasing trend of Democratic votes with age (e.g., City B is older than City A but is Democratic, City D is younger than City A but is Democratic). Also, the statement “The age of Democratic voters is always lower than that of Republican voters” is false as City B (Democratic) has a higher median age (\(37.7\)) than City A (Republican, \(33.8\)).

Answer:

Low - income voters are more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate.