The "average" person that votes for national politicians (specifically those from swing states) are likely not being impacted by higher rents. In fact, a signi

The "average" person that votes for national politicians (specifically those from swing states) are likely not being impacted by higher rents. In fact, a significant majority of the voters (and non voters by not voting) themselves are likely responsible for voting for local government leaders that intentionally reduce supply of housing. The root cause being that once someone is on track to owning property or already owns property, they are then incentivized to not want those below them on the socioeconomic ladder near them.