RE: Trump is president; Who is to blame?
November 9, 2016 at 11:53 am
(This post was last modified: November 9, 2016 at 11:54 am by abaris.)
(November 9, 2016 at 11:38 am)Kingpin Wrote: I understand where you are coming from and the frustration but how do you account for Trump getting 45% of the votes from college educated women? Of all the exit poll numbers, that one to me speaks the loudest.
I guess you got that number from the Guardian also. Here are two other numbers surprising me a bit.
Quote:Broken down by income bracket, 52% of voters earning less than $50,000 a year – who make up 36% of the electorate – voted for Clinton, and 41% for Trump.
But among the 64% of American voters who earn more than $50,000 a year, 49% chose Trump, and 47% Clinton.
So it was the high earners rooting for Trump. Usually it's the lowest segment, being afraid for their jobs, voting for rightwing populists.