USING DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Each numbered column in the chart below represents a different district in the state of Maryland. Imagine that you have been recruited to run the re-election campaign of one of Maryland’s current senators. Answer the questions below to demonstrate how you can use demographic information in the chart below to help the senator make wise decisions on the campaign trail?
If you needed to gain votes in Districts 2, 3, and 4, which of the following issues would you stress: crime, health care, economy, education, family values, social security, gender equality, gun control, taxes, or civil rights? Why did you select those issues?
a. District 2
b. District 3
c. District 4
2. If you needed to raise money on your visits, which three districts would you visit? What information influenced your decision? What additional demographic information would have made your decision easier?
