I think 'people of voting age who actually vote' is code for old people. Not to quibble too much, you are sort of right, but there are plenty of voters who don't remember the USSR, or think of Mao when they think of the PRC -- they think of a capitalist-looking empire for one, and a kleptocracy for the other, not any form of socialist paradise. At best, those with some political awareness think of Venezuela as the scary socialist boogeyman. But we'll find out soon whether or not socialism is on the average considered a good thing