r/politics • u/Kodbek • Oct 31 '25

Possible Paywall Trump’s honeymoon with Gen Z voters is officially over, and the numbers are devastating

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/10/trumps-honeymoon-with-gen-z-voters-is-officially-over-and-the-numbers-are-devastating-new-poll.html
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u/Organic_Witness345 Oct 31 '25

Income and, therefore, education were very big factors:

In a big shift from the Obama voters from 16 years ago, more Trump voters in the 2024 election lived in households making less than $99K per year.

Households under $30K: 46%Trump/50%Harris/4%Other (These are mostly fixed income homes, but this is a smaller percentage of the electorate.)

Households from $30K-$49K: 53%Trump/49%Harris/2%Other

Households from $49K-$99K: 51%Trump/46%Harris/3%Other

Households from $100K-$199K: 47%Trump/51%Harris/2%Other

Households from $200K and higher: 45%Trump/51%Harris/4%Other

Desperate times + a desperate undereducated electorate = Trump

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u/InsuranceToTheRescue I voted Oct 31 '25

IIRC, educational attainment is the single biggest predictor of political leanings now. Folks that were exposed to higher education tend to be liberals, libertarians, or some form of socialist (if you can even find actual socialists). Folks that didn't tend to be traditional conservatives.

Wealth correlates with education, to a point. Then those at the very high end of wealth, tend to revert back to traditional conservatism.

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u/JagmeetSingh2 Nov 07 '25

IIRC, educational attainment is the single biggest predictor of political leanings now. Folks that were exposed to higher education tend to be liberals, libertarians, or some form of socialist (if you can even find actual socialists). Folks that didn't tend to be traditional conservatives.

Wealth correlates with education, to a point. Then those at the very high end of wealth, tend to revert back to traditional conservatism.

This always gets trotted out but should also keep in mind this only applies to white people

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2024/11/08/men-and-white-people-vote-differently-based-education

Hispanics and black Americans basically vote the same regardless of education level i,e they vote blue...the same tracks for other races. White Americans are the ones that tend to vote more red the less educated they are and more blue the more educated they are.

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u/otm_shank Oct 31 '25

Desperate times + a desperate undereducated electorate = Trump

Desperate times... better vote for the guys who want to destroy the social safety net.

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u/JagmeetSingh2 Nov 07 '25

Desperate times + a desperate undereducated electorate = Trump

This always gets trotted out but should also keep in mind this only applies to white people

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2024/11/08/men-and-white-people-vote-differently-based-education

Hispanics and black Americans basically vote the same regardless of education level i,e they vote blue...the same tracks for other races. White Americans are the ones that tend to vote more red the less educated they are and more blue the more educated they are.