NBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki detailed Sunday the divide in voter demographics between President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, highlighting the stark contrast in the types of voters now leaning toward the Republican Party.
Following the election results, Democrats appeared puzzled by Trump’s popularity among some of their key voting blocs, such as black and Hispanic men. While Harris attempted to appeal to more voters, she was heavily criticized for vague responses during her interviews and placating to voting blocs through proposed race-based policies.
Unity on the basic values Americans hold has significantly dropped among Republicans, Democrats and independents since 9/11. Kornacki pointed out on “Meet the Press” that eight out of 10 voters surveyed by the network believe the United States is more “greatly divided” than united. However, post-9/11, 74% of Democrats and 81% of Republicans agreed that the country was united on “most important values,” compared to only 19% of Democrats and 15% of Republicans who stated they believe the country is united. “It wasn’t always this way,” Kornacki said of the division.
Evaluating further demographic divides, Kornacki said, “In this election, Trump winning men by 12, Harris winning women by 8, a gender gap of 20 points. Third straight election, the gender gap was at least 20 points. We see it on marriage, married voters heavily for Trump, unmarried heavily for Harris.”
Kornacki stated how Trump won white voters without a college degree by 34 points compared to Harris only winning by eight point among white voters with a degree.
“This is over 3,100 counties and you think of those demographic divides, Trump cleaning up with blue collar voters, voters, you know, white voters without college degrees. You see that in a lot of rural areas, a lot of small population counties all over the country. Look at all of that red,” Kornacki added.
Kornacki went on to display a map of the election results, noting that Democrats performed well with college-educated voters in both the suburbs and among “city dwellers.”
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The political correspondent then noted that the outlet may have found “two of the most polar opposite demographically precincts,” pointing out how a wealthy area in Chicago, previously home to former President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly voted for Harris, while one of the poorest areas in the country strongly supported Trump.
“We might’ve found the two most polar opposite demographically precincts in the country. I just want to show you them here. One is Hyde Park, Chicago,” Kornacki said. “This is upscale. This is where Barack Obama’s from. High median income. Everyone has a college degree, a high school degree. Look at this, more than three quarters have a postgraduate degree in this precinct. Harris wins it overwhelmingly.”
“Other side of the divide here. Take a look here. This is Panther, West Virginia, McDowell Colony, one of the poorest in the country. You can see here not even half the residents with a high school diploma, nobody with a college degree here. Donald Trump wins this by 92 points, totally, totally far apart,” Kornacki added.
Exit polls from the election showed that while Harris won 77% of black male voters nationwide, Trump garnered 21% of the support — up two points from his 2020 results, according to Reuters. Additionally, Trump won 46% of the Hispanic vote nationwide, a 14-point increase from the 2020 exit poll, and captured 54% of Hispanic men, compared to Harris’ 44%, gaining 18 points from 2020, the outlet reported.
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