Posted on 12/16/2024 5:43:54 PM PST by SeekAndFind
This Navigator Research report is the fifth in a series of releases of findings from our post-election survey among 5,000 self-reported 2024 general election voters. This release focuses on how racial groups voted in the 2024 election, including what issues mattered most when deciding who to vote for, and how vote shares compared to that of the 2020 election.
Donald Trump improved his standing with voters across racial demographics, including white voters (from net +13 in 2020 to net +16; 40 percent Harris – 56 percent Trump), Hispanic voters (from net +38 in 2020 to net +11; 53 percent Harris – 42 percent Trump), Asian-American and Pacific Islanders (from net +31 in 2020 to net +20; 58 percent Harris – 38 percent Trump), and Black Americans (from net +84 in 2020 to net +67; 81 percent Harris – 14 percent Trump).
By a 36-point margin, the overall electorate indicated the country was off on the wrong track (27 percent right direction – 63 percent off on the wrong track), including white voters by a 40-point margin (26 percent right direction – 66 percent off on the wrong track) and Hispanic voters by a 29-point margin (30 percent right direction – 59 percent off on the wrong track). The same groups were overwhelmingly pessimistic about the state of the economy, with white voters having negative attitudes towards the economy by 46-points (26 percent positive – 72 percent negative) and Hispanic voters by 42-points (28 percent positive – 70 percent negative). Black voters, while still negative about the economy (net -18; 39 percent positive – 57 percent negative), approved of Biden’s handling of the economy by 29-points (62 percent approve – 33 percent disapprove), compared to white and Hispanic voters who disapproved of Biden’s handling of the economy (net -34 and net -18, respectively).
46 percent of white voters, 42 percent of Hispanic and Asian-American and Pacific Islander voters, and 31 percent of Black voters indicated inflation and the cost of living was a top three issue for them in deciding who to vote for in the 2024 election. Immigration and the border was the second most popular issue among the overall electorate (31 percent indicated as a top three issue), particularly among white voters (35 percent) and Hispanic voters (27 percent). 23 percent of voters indicated abortion as an important issue in deciding who they would vote for, including 26 percent of Black voters and 24 percent of Hispanic voters.
Harris held large advantages on handling abortion (net +18; 49 percent trust Harris – 31 percent trust Trump), making health care more affordable (net +14; 48 percent trust Harris – 34 percent trust Trump), and safeguarding the future of Social Security and Medicare (net +5; 46 percent trust Harris – 41 percent trust Trump). On economic issues, Trump held an advantage among the overall electorate on issues like inflation (net +13; 52 percent trust Trump – 39 percent trust Harris), the state of the national economy (net +12; 52 percent trust Trump – 40 percent trust Harris), and reducing costs for regular people (net +1; 47 percent trust Trump – 46 percent trust Harris). White voters were the most likely to trust Trump on economic issues, trusting Trump by double-digit margins on reducing costs (net +13), handling the state of the national economy (net +25), and handling inflation (net +26). Hispanic men also indicated trusting Trump more to handle inflation (net +11), and the economy (net +10), but trusted Harris more when it came to reducing costs for normal people (+2).
Black and Hispanic men between the ages of 18-44 were pessimistic about the economy by double-digit margins going into election day (net -11 and net -29, respectively), as both groups also cited inflation and the economy as top three issues in deciding their vote (young Black men; 39 percent jobs and the economy, 27 percent inflation – young Hispanic men; 39 percent inflation, 37 percent jobs and the economy). Young Black and Hispanic men also retrospectively approved of Trump’s handling of the presidency (net +2 and net +16, respectively). Trump’s retrospective approval plus pessimism about the economy led to a much lower vote share for the Democratic candidate in 2024 than in 2020 among these groups, with young Hispanic men splitting their vote between Harris and Trump (49 percent Harris – 49 percent Trump), and Black men voting for Harris by 34-points (64 percent Harris – 30 percent Trump), a much smaller margin than their vote for Biden in 2020 (net +73; 86 percent Biden – 13 percent Trump).
These graphs are from the view of Intersectionalism and identity politics. I submit that the election was more about the policies of the Dems.
WAKE UP BLACK WOMAN!!!
Interesting that both black and Hispanic men shifted to TRUMP by identical 35 point margins.
Notice that censorship (whether on the Internet or on college campuses or in the workplace) is not one of the policy choices.
Imho that is a critical issue for all Americans.
No results for “Conservative Jewish voters” vs “Liberal/Secular-Socialist Jewish Voters”?
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