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Richer people vote Republican while poorer vote Democrat [1]. Being "educated" doesn't mean what you think it means

[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elections/exit-polls

EDIT: Since I can't reply the the threads below me, "education" can't just be had in the classroom. In fact as an experienced developer almost all of my education was outside the classroom. I suspect this is the case for most fields.

EDIT 2: Higher skilled "educated" people like surgeons, urologists, anesthesiologists, oncologists and orthodontists vote Republican[3]

[3] http://verdantlabs.com/politics_of_professions/

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In addition to income, there are also correlations to race, education, gender, marital status, religion, gun ownership, etc. According to your source, support of Democrats goes up with the amount of education; from 36% of voters who never went to college, to 57% of voters who have an advanced degree. That's a bigger spread shown than the rich/poor divide that you're focused on.

> EDIT: Since I can't reply the the threads below me, "education" can't just be had in the classroom. In fact as an experienced developer almost all of my education was outside the classroom. I suspect this is the case for most fields.

What you're describing is vocational training. Education typically includes forced ventures outside of one's own narrow worldview. That's why Republicans hate education. They want cogs with saleable vocational skills who won't question the narrow worldview that is preferred on the right.

Older people vote Republican. Older people tend to have accumulated more wealth than those just starting out.

> Older people tend to have accumulated more wealth than those just starting out.

Which has been true since the dawn of value exchange. That's part of why the outcry against "inequality" citing differences in income between a 20-year veteran of some career versus a new entrant in the market are so tough to swallow.

Wait twenty years... they'll be the same... Unless we change the rules to take it all away from everyone.

There's some truth to this, but nb. that "net worth at same age" stats for various generations in the US are bleak. Each generation since the Boomers has done worse than the one before at the same age, and the Boomer/X divide is already large.

Agreed completely. Many younger folk point me to graphs that show the value of the dollar and how it's vastly different compared to decades ago, but I simply say that's Democrat propaganda and they realize their mistake!

Your own link contains an education-level chart, too, which was the topic. You're the one claiming rich and educated are the same thing, not GP.

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