In the Brexit referendum that took place on June 23, 206, approximately 57 percent of people in upper middle-class professions voted to Remain compared with 43 percent who voted to Leave. Among those in lower-working class professions, 64 percent voted to leave, and 36 percent to Remain.
Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by social grade
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Lord Ashcroft Polls. (June 24, 2016). Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by social grade [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518395/brexit-votes-by-social-class/
Lord Ashcroft Polls. "Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by social grade ." Chart. June 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518395/brexit-votes-by-social-class/
Lord Ashcroft Polls. (2016). Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by social grade . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518395/brexit-votes-by-social-class/
Lord Ashcroft Polls. "Share of Votes in The Brexit Referendum of 2016 in The United Kingdom, by Social Grade ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518395/brexit-votes-by-social-class/
Lord Ashcroft Polls, Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by social grade Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518395/brexit-votes-by-social-class/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Share of votes in the Brexit referendum of 2016 in the United Kingdom, by social grade [Graph], Lord Ashcroft Polls, June 24, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/518395/brexit-votes-by-social-class/