| 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.
This makes intuitive sense to me. If you’re rich, the economy getting bad like it did wouldn’t have hurt so much - you do pay more but your existing wealth insulates you from most of the actual pain.
And if you’re making under 30k then life was already really tough before the economy got bad, so you went from a painful situation that sucked to a slightly more painful situation that sucked.
It’s those in the middle who went from comfortable to painful.
Edit: why the downvotes @[email protected] and @[email protected] ?
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.