Does Owning A Home Make You More Right Wing?

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of homeownership on voting behavior and its evolution over time.

This week we’re looking at the electoral politics of housing. Does whether you own or rent your home affect how you vote? And is this relationship changing over time?

People in this episode

Host: UCL Political Science

Topics covered

• housing politics
• voting behavior
• homeownership
• electoral politics
• renting
• political alignment

Keywords

• homeownership
• voting
• politics
• housing
• electoral behavior
• renting
• right wing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCL Political Science

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