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 Chapter on party preference, turnout and social cleavages in Germany Wahlen und Wähler
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.. post:: 2016-04-09
   :category: research

.. previewimage:: barchart-EGP9-colour-subset.png

A chapter entitled “Parteiwahl und Nichtwahl: Zur Rolle sozialer
Konfliktlinien” has appeared in *Wahlen und Wähler: Analysen aus Anlass
der Bundestagswahl von 2013* (ed. by Harald Schoen and Bernhard Wessels)
and is now available `from
Springer <http://www.springer.com/cn/book/9783658112059>`__.

One of the most striking findings in this chapter is that the social
democrats are no longer the strongest party among manual workers, a
large segment of whom has decided to abstain from the election, and that
non-voting now is stronger related to class than SPD support. On the
other hand, the impact on church attendance is still strongly related to
the support for the CDU/CSU.

.. figure:: otherbarchart-EGP9-colour.png
   
   EGP classes and party choice in the 2013 Bundestag election (breakdown
   by class).

.. figure:: barchart-EGP9-colour.png
   
   EGP classes and party choice in the 2013 Bundestag election (breakdown
   by party).

.. figure:: barchart-kirchgang-colour.png
   
   Church attendance and party choice in the 2013 Bundestag election
   (breakdown by party).

A more detailed analyses can be found in the chapter, of course.