Has there been any research into the voting habits of ex-cons. As mentioned above, felons are disproportionately black, but there are about 4-5x times as many white people as black people in the US so there would be as large a population of white ex-con voters. On demographics, these lower income white voters would likely vote republican. If republicans were not tough on crime, there would be incentive to restore their right to vote. Has anyone looked into how ex-cons actually vote?
Has there been any research into the voting habits of ex-cons. As mentioned above, felons are disproportionately black, but there are about 4-5x times as many white people as black people in the US so there would be as large a population of white ex-con voters. On demographics, these lower income white voters would likely vote republican. If republicans were not tough on crime, there would be incentive to restore their right to vote. Has anyone looked into how ex-cons actually vote?