Republican Vs. Republican Party

When voting for a new president in 2016 American voters will have to choose between a democratic or republican nominee. But contrary to popular belief, politicians are not the only democrats and republicans. The voters themselves will be affiliating themselves with one of the two parties when they cast their vote for president in 2016. Most Americans believe that republicans and democrats are politicians and that the latter wants a robust government while the first mentioned wants government to be limited. But most Americans would be wrong because the difference between a republican and democrat is deeper than that and you do not have to be a politician to affiliate with a political party. Comparably, democrats and republicans have differing
All republicans share the same ideal of a limited government. Most Americans know this about the Republican Party but they do not know is the stances that the party takes on current political issues. Specifically, the Republican Party believes that there should be unlimited private funding for campaigns. Also, the party does not want any additional taxations on citizens. This is because republicans believe that there are already enough taxes. Also they believe that there should be little to no descriptions for gun owners because the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution protects gun owner’s rights. In addition, the Republican platform supports abortion and immigration restrictions. In order to improve the wellbeing of the citizens, the republicans believe that all children should receive a quality education. They also believe that job creation is needed in order to keep the economy growing and thriving (“Republican Platform”). All these stances are thought to be conservative because the views support traditional values and show that the republicans are more cautious about change in America. The republicans believe that their ideals and stances are going to make life better for the citizens of the United States. Politicians, are not the only people who can affiliate with the party there is also the voters who can affiliate with the
Minorities are more likely to affiliate with the Democratic Party. In the PEW study of 2014 voters, 80% of African-Americans, 65% of Asian-Americans and 56% of Hispanics affiliated with the Democratic Party. Also, more women consider themselves to be democrats than republicans with 52% of women affiliating with democrats. In addition, those with a post-graduate degree are more likely to affiliate with the Democratic Party. In the study it was found that 57% of the voters with post-graduate degrees thought of themselves as democrats (“A Deep Dive Into Party Affiliation”). Unlike the republicans, religious voters do not consider themselves democratic rather the non-religious identify as democrats. As seen in the PEW study, “adults who have no religious affiliation lean Democratic” (“A Deep Dive Into Party Affiliation”). American voters consider themselves democratic tend to be minorities, females, the educated and non-religious individuals. This is another way to look at democrats that are not politicians. When Americans think of democrats and republicans they think of politicians, but they are not just politicians but voters as well. Voters and politicians can affiliate with either the Democratic or Republican Party through their ideals and stance on certain issues. Also we see that voters’ traits can help to classify them as either republican or democratic. Unlike some may