Past literature has shown that university graduates are a distinct electoral block who are more likely to vote for liberal and green parties as compared to other voters. However, there is little scholarly work examining how different educational training systems affect voter choice. Specifically, how does vocational as opposed to higher education affect voter choice? We utilise the 2010 - 2018 rounds of the European Social Survey to examine the effect of vocational education and differing kinds of vocational education in the case of Germany. For this research, Germany is the appropriate case due to vocational training being widespread across all sectors of the economy.

We find that the within-group diversity in terms of voter choice of those who undergo vocational training is lower as compared to those who undergo other forms of education. Second, we find that as a group those who undergo vocational training are overall comparatively more likely to vote for the CDU. These findings are significant because the overall demographic composition of an electorate will shape electoral outcomes. Our contribution therefore brings new light on the effect of vocational training on voter choice.