A perspective:
In theory, where election fraud does not occur, and everyone actually votes: Half of the population makes less than 34k a year. That means they live on about $1125 a month. How the hell do you afford rent, utilities, food, a car and save anything at all on that or less?
Yea, some of them are criminals, losers, drunks, dirtbags, and freeloaders. Many of them are just eeking out what they can and getting squeezed very hard. Of course they will tend to vote for social programs or any kind of relief that will help them.