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> The US is pretty backwards where the higher income you are, the more likely you are to support the democrats That might feel correct because high income geog
by TheCoelacanth 5y ago
> The US is pretty backwards where the higher income you are, the more likely you are to support the democrats
That might feel correct because high income geographic areas tend to vote Democratic and low income geographic areas tend to vote Republican, but it's the opposite for individual voters[1][2]. High income voters skew Republican and low income voters skew Democratic.
[1] https://dasil.sites.grinnell.edu/2020/05/the-demographic-profiles-of-democrats-and-republicans/ https://dasil.sites.grinnell.edu/2020/05/the-demographic-pro...
[2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/940427/2018-midterm-election-exit-polls-votes-by-income/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/940427/2018-midterm-elec...