 "(File) US President-elect Donald Trump attends his campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, on November 5, 2024. Reuters")
Donald Trump’s victory was aided by the votes of non-degree holders while college graduates favoured Kamala Harris.
According to a report by Axios, voting preferences in America are split on the basis of educational qualifications. While people holding degrees overwhelmingly support Democrats, those without them back the Republican Party.
The electorate consisted of a whopping 43 per cent of college graduates, and exit polls showed that 55 per cent of them cast their ballots for Harris. Meanwhile, 55 per cent of ungraduated voters showed their support for the president-elect.
Voters without college degrees backed Trump by a 14-point margin, an increase from a two-point margin in 2020, while Harris maintained her 13-point lead among college-educated voters, which remained nearly the same as in 2020.
However, the fact that Harris’ margin of victory among college graduates dropped to 33 points may have contributed to her loss.
Meanwhile, Trump won the support of young voters, according to Forbes, a seismic shift of sorts as the youth of America usually bleed blue. At the same time, he lost edge among senior voters.
Harris secured an 11-point lead among voters aged 18 to 29, marking a significant decline from Biden’s 24-point advantage and Clinton’s 19-point lead.
Meanwhile, Trump’s victory has not been received well by many in the US. Some are even thinking of moving out of the country.
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Late Wednesday evening on the U.S. East Coast, Google searches about emigrating were hitting all-time highs for all three countries, according to a Google official.
Some immigration lawyers are also being inundated with queries.
“Every half hour there is a new email enquiry,” said Evan Green, managing partner at Canada’s oldest immigration law firm, Green and Spiegel.
With inputs from agencies