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As the election has now concluded, we have a good idea of how the votes were split among Americans, and what the trends are moving forward, at least for now.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...xit-polls.html
58% of white people Voted Trump (63% men 53% women)
88% of black people voted Clinton (80% men 94% women)
65% of latino people voted Clinton (62% men 68% women)
65% of asian people voted Clinton
It is noteworthy to point out Trump received more black and latino votes than Romney. But the biggest shock was that over 50% of white women voted Trump and 42% overall.
Out of those votes Trump won 49% to Clinton's 45% of the white college graduate vote. He did even better with white college non graduates, basically sweeping the white vote of all categories across the board. Again a huge surprise as Clinton was heavily expected to win the college vote.
Income didn't play a huge role, unless the household made less than $50,000 than you were more likely to vote Clinton, anything at or above 50K went to Trump.
Another interesting stat line is that non white college graduates voted 71% for Clinton vs non white without a college degree that voted 75% for Clinton. In the end the more educated a person was whether white, or non white they were more likely to vote Trump.
What this says about the voters is that they all definitely want change, and that the white working class vote has slipped from the democrats in this election. Michigan a state that Obama won by over 9 points, as well Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, who haven't voted republican in about 30 years have flipped red this election cycle.
If the Trump/Pence presidency delivers on its promises, and improves the economy and lives of the people living in the Rust belt, then you can expect those states to lean red moving forward at least for the foreseeable future.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...xit-polls.html
58% of white people Voted Trump (63% men 53% women)
88% of black people voted Clinton (80% men 94% women)
65% of latino people voted Clinton (62% men 68% women)
65% of asian people voted Clinton
It is noteworthy to point out Trump received more black and latino votes than Romney. But the biggest shock was that over 50% of white women voted Trump and 42% overall.
Out of those votes Trump won 49% to Clinton's 45% of the white college graduate vote. He did even better with white college non graduates, basically sweeping the white vote of all categories across the board. Again a huge surprise as Clinton was heavily expected to win the college vote.
Income didn't play a huge role, unless the household made less than $50,000 than you were more likely to vote Clinton, anything at or above 50K went to Trump.
Another interesting stat line is that non white college graduates voted 71% for Clinton vs non white without a college degree that voted 75% for Clinton. In the end the more educated a person was whether white, or non white they were more likely to vote Trump.
What this says about the voters is that they all definitely want change, and that the white working class vote has slipped from the democrats in this election. Michigan a state that Obama won by over 9 points, as well Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, who haven't voted republican in about 30 years have flipped red this election cycle.
If the Trump/Pence presidency delivers on its promises, and improves the economy and lives of the people living in the Rust belt, then you can expect those states to lean red moving forward at least for the foreseeable future.
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