College-educated Americans are more liberal on social issues and are moving towards Democrats. White voters are flipping fastest by education. White college graduates are now more liberal across economic, social, racial, and foreign policy issues. Less educated white voters are polarizing the electorate on non-economic issues.
College-educated Americans have become more democratic in recent years.
Voters without a college degree have shifted somewhat towards the Republican party.
College-educated Americans hold more liberal views on social issues.
Deep dives
College-educated Americans are shifting towards Democrats
Over the past couple of decades, college-educated Americans have become more democratic, particularly in the last six to eight years.
Less-educated white voters are becoming more Republican
Voters without a college degree have shifted somewhat towards the Republican party.
College-educated Americans are more liberal on social issues
College-educated Americans hold more liberal views on social issues such as abortion, gay rights, and racial issues.
Differences on economic issues between college graduates and non-graduates
White college graduates have become more liberal on economic issues, while non-graduates have increased the importance they place on non-economic issues.
Geographic divide in education and voting
College-educated Americans tend to be clustered in economically prosperous metropolitan areas, leading to geographic differences in voting patterns.
Voters with college degrees are increasingly supporting Democrats, with Republicans now doing better among those without college—a big reversal in recent decades. Joshua Zingher finds that college-educated Americans are more liberal on social issues and that more educated Americans are moving furthest toward Democrats when surrounded by other educated people. White voters are flipping fastest by education but the trends are present across the electorate. Will Marble finds that white college graduates are now more liberal across economic, social, racial, and foreign policy issues. Less educated white voters have increased the importance they place on non-economic issues, polarizing the electorate on these issues.
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