“The biggest dividing line seems to have been education. If you were in a seat with high levels of tertiary education, bachelor or post you were at the very top end of the ‘Yes’ vote.“If you had the lowest levels of socioeducation you were at the low end of the ‘Yes’ vote. “That’s not to say people who were educated know what they’re doing and people who don’t have tertiary education don’t."
In the quote Ali excludes the interpretation that different votes can be of different quality, by saying that the education level of the voter doesn't add to or detract from the merit of their position. His argument is not elitist..even if he did make up a word: "Socioeducation?"
