39 Winning the lottery makes people vote conservative? If so then the opposite is also true. Being poor makes you vote left due to a dependency on government. (theconversation.com) posted 1 year ago by WarMind 1 year ago by WarMind +40 / -1 Lottery wins make people more likely to vote Conservative People who win large amounts of money on lotteries tend to switch their political allegiances towards the right of the political spectrum and become less egalitarian, joint UK-Australian research has found… 12 comments share 12 comments share save hide report block hide replies
This is not true. Perhaps my family was an exception but we were dirt poor. (I literally ate dirt) and my entire family of 10 are conservative.
It's less about rich vs poor people in terms of how they vote, and more about how when poor people DO better themselves, they tend to switch political views if they were left leaning once they get money.
Exactly