A new study presents evidence that cable news causes voters — and thus, politicians — to put a greater premium on social issues. | William West/AFP via Getty Images
In today’s America, the less money a white voter has, the more likely they are to support Donald Trump.
Whites in the bottom 10 percent of America’s income distribution broke for the GOP nominee in 2024 by landslide margins. Those in the top 5 percent largely backed Democrat Kamala Harris, according to American National Election Studies data.
For most of the past century, the opposite pattern prevailed: In every presiden...
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