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Is it still true that "economically marginalized groups... tend to vote democrat"? In 2020, Trump won "high school or less" by 15 points, while Biden won postgr
by skissane 4y ago
Is it still true that "economically marginalized groups... tend to vote democrat"? In 2020, Trump won "high school or less" by 15 points, while Biden won postgraduates by 35 points [0] – surely the former group are much more "economically marginalized" than the later? Likewise, I would be surprised if there is anyone with a postgraduate degree who lacks government-issued ID, while I would expect that the vast majority of those who do lack it would belong to the "high school or less" educational category.
[0] https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/06/30/behind-bidens-2020-victory/pp_2021-06-30_validated-voters_00-03/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/06/30/behind-biden...
- boomboomsubban 4y agoWhy are you looking at education rate rather than income? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election#Voter_Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidentia...
- skissane 4y agoIsn’t education level a better indicator of social class than income? An unemployed grad student may currently have lower income than the high school dropout with a full-time low-skill job, but quite possibly has far greater future earnings potential.
- geysersam 4y agoYes it's still true.