Question

FAN AND MEDAL
The following table shows the exit polls (surveys taken after voters leave the polling places) for the last presidential election.

Which of the following statements can you prove to be true using the information in the tables?


Exit Poll Results by Size of Place: 2008 Presidential Election*

Big Cities

70% Democrat
28% Republican

Small Cities

59% Democrat
39% Republican

Suburbs

50% Democrat
48% Republican

Small Towns

45% Democrat
53% Republican

Rural Areas

45% Democrat
53% Republican

*Source: New York Times. November 5, 2008

Answer 1

Fewer city voters participate in Presidential elections.
Rural areas and small towns tend to vote more Republican.
The majority of those in cities vote neither Republican nor Democratic.
The overall number of small city voters is decreasing.

Answer 2

Rural areas and small towns tend to vote more Republican.