People Tend To Vote In Their Self-Interest

The rich know who'll keep their bread buttered. I've had the "Democrats are truly the party of the rich" meme thrown at me a few times. The truth is that both parties have large coalitions, and some poor people and some rich people vote for each party. But, for the record, rich people vote for Republicans more often than for Democrats, and poor people vote for Democrats more often than for Republicans. AND, Republican policies are much more favorable to the rich. This is all to be understood as true of the contemporary time slice of American politics, not timeless truths, of course.