"What makes people vote Republican? Why in particular do working class and rural Americans usually vote for pro-business Republicans when their economic interes

"What makes people vote Republican? Why in particular do working class and rural Americans usually vote for pro-business Republicans when their economic interests would seem better served by Democratic policies?" There is a big problem with this. It is a very polite way to say "Why aren't most muscular men violent rapists and criminals? We know they could physically intimidate people into giving them what they want -- so it's confusing that they act against their own interests by living in an orderly, law-abiding society." Most of the Republicans I know don't vote because they think their one vote in a hundred million will produce so much economic benefit to themselves that it's worth the cost of showing up to vote. What kind of crazy person votes this way? Does the author not know people who behave in a certain way because they think it's right, not because they think they'll derive direct, material benefits? That would make it a less fun mystery to solve, I guess.