In this research, I explore socialization and structural factor as predictors of voting behaviors. Respondents for this study
are undergraduate college students at a large northeastern university, in the fall of 2010. The findings that socialization has a significant influence on voting preferences. Individuals take on the views or their parent, date others with views similar to their own, and grow up in communities with similar views. Finally, voters use socio-demographic factors to
judge candidates, and in turn, the individual is more likely to vote for a candidate whose demographic factors coincide with the
voters own identity. Implications of these findings are discussed.
