are most of the people in the military republican?

Question

or more right sided than left?

Answer 1

I've read some interesting comments here about where people come from and race having something if anything to do with the party they prefer in the military. Truth be told, even if most blacks are dems and 55% of the military is black doesn't mean that the military is mostly dems. That is serious overgeneralization. A phallacy of military thinking. That entire 55% could represent those blacks who are republican.

Currently serving in the Navy, I find most people to be republican, and unlike another previous answer, it doesn't matter where they came from. I know lots of northeners who are republican.

The fact that 70% of the military voted for Bush does not make them republican. The fact there is that Bush was percieved by the military to be good for us in the form of large pay raises (which apparently hadn't been seen in the previous presidency, and seem to have ended in this term). I'm sure you would vote for anyone who lined your pockets as well.

Remember, when figuring out if the military is mostly REP or DEM, statistics lie. 73% of the people know that. The plain simple fact is the history of the military and the REP party. The one truth here is that the military is a strong republican stronghold. Always supported by them and mostly served in by them. Dems are by tradition not strong military supporters and not likely to be a large represntative segment of the military.

I have served for 5 years and find that most people fit my last description. Strong military supporters before and now who are adamantly republican. Many were seriously dissapointed when the republicans lost the last election. I know of two officers at my command that put in for retirement immediately. Those who are not republican, don't support the current presidential policy, or don't blame the last president for the current militarys struggles with the war on terrorism, are few and far between. And most of those don't readily admit to being dems but rather independents.

Drive on any base and you will see cars littered with bumper stickers that read "George W."

Answer 2

From my experience, most are apolitical and could care less who is in office as long as our pay doesn't lower. Mr. Bush has done wonders for military pay and benefits in the years that he has been in office. I joined during the Clinton administration and troop morale levels were at an all time low due to defense budget cuts, low pay and such. As for me, it don't matter much because I didn't join to make a large salary or get free college. I joined simply to serve my country. As for the war, most of the troops over here joined AFTER the war was started. If it was so unjust, how come there are still people signing up to fight it. Who cares about Republican or Democrat, they've both made mistakes, but all in all it doesn't make much difference either way. We fight for both just the same.

Merry Christmas from Iraq!!

Answer 3

If you look at demographics the southern states have a higher percentage of military enlistees and officers. Politically speaking the southern states are also "red states." That's part of it, but here's the clincher....

Military service is viewed as patriotic by those of us in uniform; something the Republican party espouses and re-inforces in many tangible ways - benefits, pay raises, statements of support, and personal visits to the troops deployed. You'd be surprised what a difference a little love will do for party affiliation - ie the Republicans love the military and the service members return that with votes.

Answer 4

It depends on who is president during war-time. I am a Gulf War 1 vet (although not long because it was a short war and I came out of inactive status just for that war).

At the time, I was a Republican and we had a Republican president. I've since met many Democrat vets that served in the 90s under Clinton in Kosovo, Bosnia, etc...

So, I think in the military you tend to be the party of your commander in chief... it's an inner-justification thing. You need to believe in what you are doing or are told to do no matter of the logic.

Answer 5

My dad is a republican and the main reason for that was because of Ronald Reagan. Reagan did a lot for the military including give them some of their largest pay increases. My dad was in the military for 20 years and he still stands by the Republicans today.

Answer 6

If 96% of all black people are Democrat and the military is 55% black then how can if be that most military people are Republican?

Answer 7

The fact is that most of the troops in Iraq right now voted for Bush, about 70%.

Answer 8

Republican or democrat, it doesnt matter. Both have massive problems. The people in charge, bush and his high level generals are where blame should lie, not the entire party. Even though it is flawed.

To the person above, Screw yourself sideways! Most of them don't want to go to war and didn't want to fight. The military pays for college among other things and has/had great benefits.

Answer 9

It really depended which part of the country they were from. I did meet more republicans and independents than Democrats. With my experience it really was a mixture.

Answer 10

I don't know the specific ratio or statistics, but as far as the Army goes I guess it would probably be close to 60% Republican. Considering most Democrats these days are liberal minded, Bush- bashing, baby aborting, self-contradicting, anit-war yet extremely capitalistic, rich, spoiled bastards, they sort of obide to an unspoken war boycott. There I go using bad generalization skills and stereotypes. But according my uncles the Army and/or Marines are a little over 60% Republican. POLITICS!?!?!