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Poor white people vote Republican. If you actually look at the entire population, Democrats consistently win the lower class.
by UncleMeat 5y ago
Poor white people vote Republican. If you actually look at the entire population, Democrats consistently win the lower class.
- glitchc 5y agoThis has to do with immigration and equity among races more so than a direct transfer of wealth.
- UnpossibleJim 5y agoIn one of the most contentious elections in the last 100 years, the racial voting lines were not quite as stark as I expected. While black voters voted in the ratio I expected, I honestly expected this type of ratio along all racial lines except white given the Republican rhetoric in the latest presidential election: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184425/presidential-election-exit-polls-share-votes-ethnicity-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184425/presidential-ele... TBH, this was an election for the Democrats to lose, when it came to non-white voters and the ball was dropped. I'm not sure why they keep chasing these edge-case voters and ignoring the lower and middle class, base. They assume they're "gimme's" I assume - but voter turn out will, and does, drop =[ Full disclosure, I live in the Seattle area, so the rhetoric bubble here is strong EDIT: typo
- cosmojg 5y agoJust to add to your comment, here's a chart showing how college education (probably a good proxy for socioeconomic class) correlates with Democrat/Republican leanings across racial groups: https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2020/09/16184318/200916_race-plus-education_fullwidth2.png https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2020/09/1618431...