I'll start by saying that I am and was raised a liberal by my parents, and I knowingly married the love of my life who happens to be a die-hard republican.

My husband's family is lower middle class.  He grew up very poor, living off food stamps and welfare, eating from giant bricks of government-handed out american cheese.  Both of his parents have significant health care issues, and the only way they have health insurance is through an employer-sponsored plan.  His mom has been declined health insurance several times due to her preexisting conditions.

And yet they are still hardcore republicans.

My husband was the first in his family to go to college, and now is the CEO/founder of his own successful startup.