ABSTRACT
All manner of political observers are fascinated by “gaps” in voting behav-ior. Whether it is the now-famous “gender gap,” the newly discovered “religion gap,” or the once-prominent “generation gap,” sharp differences in voting behavior often emerge around commonplace demographic characteristics such as gender, worship attendance, and age. Such gaps are intrinsically interesting to students of politics because they represent a potent way to understand election results. Like batting averages in baseball, simple statistics often offer the power of language in describing the political world.
