Question

The table below shows results of a presidential election and a table listing the median resident age and household income for several cities in Florida. Which of the following statements can you prove to be true using the table?

Presidential Election Results
City Election Outcome Median Resident Age Median Household Income
City A Republican 33.8 46,321
City B Democratic 37.7 28,999
City C Republican 39.4 42,788
City D Democratic 26.3 34,335
City E Democratic 34.7 41,605
Low-income voters are more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate.
Democrats are more likely to have good-paying jobs that require a college degree.
More people are more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate as they get older.
The age of Democratic voters is always lower than that of Republican voters.

Answer 1

Answer: Low-income voters are more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate.

Explanation: Used process of elimination, second option assumes they consistently had the higher income than Republican cities which they did not. Third option assumes Democratic cities had a higher median age than republican cities which they did not. Fourth option is false because city C has a higher median age than city D.