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-2.1 million versus +13.3 million
Thomas Edsall: “One of the most significant developments in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election has emerged largely under the radar. From 2016 to 2022, the number of white people without college degrees — the core of Donald Trump’s support — has fallen by 2.1 million. Over the same period, the number of white people who have graduated from college — an increasingly Democratic constituency — has grown by 13.3 million.”
48% to 37%
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump among white voters with at least a college degree, according to a new Purple Slice poll. In 2012, Mitt Romney won that group by 14 percentage points, according to exit polls.
