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If you voted Tory, how old are you?

55 replies

VodkaAndTonic · 08/05/2010 13:49

Arguing with DH.

I think most Tory voters are, ahem, older.

He thinks they have appealed to younger voters this time.

If you don't want to reveal your actual age, let's say below 35 is "young" and above 35 is...."above".

Thx

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sethstarkaddersmum · 08/05/2010 18:07

I used to teach in a university and had noticed that my more recent students were way more right-wing than the ones say 5 years ago. They were also more unashamedly elitist in their attitudes and less relativist intellectually. (However this may have been simply a change to the student demographic IYSWIM - as tuition fees kicked in poorer students have been finding it harder to go to university so those there were relatively posher.)

Ewe · 08/05/2010 17:50

I am young and know of quite a lot of people who vote Tory who are my age.

Madsometimes · 08/05/2010 17:39

Dh is 42, but he is a first time Tory voter.

CaptainUnderpants · 08/05/2010 17:34

44 & 49

IagreewithNick · 08/05/2010 17:27

You are supposed to get more right wing as you age, if you are voting Tory aged 21 who on earth will you be voting for in your 60s?

bamboobutton · 08/05/2010 16:43

me 30, dh 33.

my family ranging from 27 to 54.

fil 55.

b4real · 08/05/2010 16:38

Anywhere between 18 and 80.

sailorsgal · 08/05/2010 16:27

Me 45. DH 40 would have voted but is overseas and forgot to sort it out before he left.

compo · 08/05/2010 15:52

A lot of young people are annoyed with labour re tuition fees and the Iraq war

nikkiiii · 08/05/2010 15:51

38

ASecretLemonadeDrinkerDAVE · 08/05/2010 15:41

23

foureleven · 08/05/2010 15:38

34

ahedgehogis · 08/05/2010 15:37

DH and I both 30 and in the south east if that makes any difference

Jaquelinehyde · 08/05/2010 15:34

I didn't but I know a lot of young students at Uni who did. Their reasoning was that they wanted change and blamed Labour for everything that had happened.
They hadn't looked into it to much and just believed all the hype from the media...shame really.

MadameCastafiore · 08/05/2010 15:18

Young but not for much longer!

DH would be old by your calcualtions.

Prinnie · 08/05/2010 15:16

My family: 19,23,26,28,46,49 all Tory voters

FrakkinTheReturningOfficer · 08/05/2010 15:09

My sister and I are young, both parents are above.

Several studenty friends (who say they did via FB) ranging from 18-25.

adriennemole · 08/05/2010 15:04

30 (me) and 32 ( DH) think there may be a lot of voters in this age bracket who began further education when labour came in to power..... Just a thought.

diedandgonetodevon · 08/05/2010 14:45

21, 29, 33, 52, 67, 69

Exogenesis · 08/05/2010 14:43

24

abr1de · 08/05/2010 14:29

46, 46, 71, 79, 79, 82.

MintHumbug · 08/05/2010 14:21

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compo · 08/05/2010 14:14

Student friend too - 22

compo · 08/05/2010 14:14

Pretty sure my brother did too

he's 39

herbietea · 08/05/2010 14:14

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