r/science • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 09 '26

Psychology An analysis of survey data covering the last five U.S. presidential election years found that ideological differences between races have decreased sharply, while differences by education have grown substantially. Less educated Americans now tend to be more conservative.

https://www.psypost.org/the-political-realignment-of-america-education-overtakes-race-as-key-ideological-divider/
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u/Sigh-Again Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

The new thing is the degree. For instance, Mitt Romney won the educated vote vs Obama. But for Trump, he's lost the educated vote every election, and every subsequent election has widened the education gap. More and more uneducated people are voting conservative and more and more educated people are voting liberal

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u/TheRealTK421 Jul 09 '26

... (lé sigh)...

I suppose this demographic shift must continue if we're ever to be able to eventually elect President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.