You can look at the demographics from the last presidential election, which shows the stats for income. You can look at the 2008 election which shows Obama getting 73% of the $15,000/year or less vote, 60% of the $15,000-$29,999/year vote, and 55% of the $30k-$50k vote. You can follow that trend to the 2004 election, to the 2000 election, to the 1996 election, and so on.

Here's some more info to have fun with. We all know that /r/politics loves to call conservative voters dumb, or uneducated, or unintelligent. Presenting yourself as intellectually superior to those who think differently than you do, and even actively building the "dumb conservative" strawman, is what the drones in here thrive on. It creates the foundation for their feelings of ideological superiority and allows them to ignore any criticism or opposition as being leveled by "those idiots". So, let's have some fun, shall we?

You can also see that in 2012, Obama garnered 64% of the high school drop out vote.. ; And that in 2008 he took in 66% of the drop out vote, in 2000 Gore got 59% of their vote, as did Clinton is 1996. ; Interestingly, the vote was split almost even between Kerry and Bush in 2004. Here is a good source for historical data on the demographics of presidential elections. There are exceptions during a few elections, but for the most part Democrats dominate the high school dropout (grade school) demographic, while Republicans take the college educated. Post-graduate do vote for Democrats but I wouldn't call them more educated in general. Just more educated in their specific field. Regardless, if you haven't graduated from high school, you are most likely voting Democrat. The same goes for the those making less than $36k/year. If you are lower-middle class or lower, you are most likely voting Democrat.

It seems like the /r/politics claim that Republicans want to destroy the education system so people stay uneducated and poor so they vote Republican is a bit backwards then. Keeping the American public uneducated would greatly increase the Democrats. In more than one way as well. The less educated you are, the less money you make. The less money you make, the more reliant you will be on the government and government programs. The more reliant you are on those programs, the more likely you are to vote Democrat. At least that's what this Maxwell poll found. To be a bit more specific, the following is a list of Government benefits, and the percentages of those who voted Republican or Democrat:

• Public Housing - 81% D vs 12% R

• Medicaid - 74% D vs 16% R

• Food Stamps - 67% D vs 20% R

• Unemployment Compensation - 64% D vs 25% R

• Welfare/Public Assistance - 63% D vs 22% R

And we wonder why Democrats are trying to continually increase the scope of government programs. The more people under the umbrella of government assistance, the higher the percentage of Democrat voters will be. But hey, we really shouldn't let the facts get in the way of the circlejerk here. Conservatives are dumb and poor! Upboats to the left!