| Sample: 5,109 | Harris | Trump |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30,000 (12.0%) | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| $30,000-$49,999 (16.0%) | 45.0% | 53.0% |
| $50,000-$99,999 (32.0%) | 46.0% | 51.0% |
| $100,000-$199,999 (28.0%) | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| $200,000 or more (13.0%) | 51.0% | 45.0% |
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/
While the democratic party definitely embodies liberal elitism in some ways, this shows that the commonly claimed “poor people vote Trump” really isn’t true.
Rich and Poor people seem to prefer Harris by a small margin, while middle class seems to support Trump.
I think it’s more that a lot of people on < 30k tend to rely on welfare programs, disability benefits, social security etc. which democrats generally want to expand while republicans want to cut. Not that they don’t suffer from inflation, in fact they are the group that suffers the most proportionally.
Since the alligator eats the bigger number, did you mean <30k (less than 30k)?
If so I’m fully in agreement on the assessment.
Yep my bad, edited comment
Agreed - this makes a lot of sense too. As bad as they have it, they do have a cushion due to the programs you said, and they would have seen Harris as a way to ensure that cushion remained.
In a way that reinforces my original argument (that the top and bottom didn’t really feel the change in the economy as much as the middle did) - but you’re right to bring this up as it’s important to understand precisely why this was the case.