How did the United States vote to give Trump victory?

The United States elected Donald Trump as its new president on Tuesday, giving him a second chance after he refused to accept defeat four years ago, was criminally convicted and survived two assassination attempts.

Although the counting continues, it is already becoming clear how Americans voted Give Trump the presidency backwhich he held from 2017 to 2021.

Economy, a priority for voters

According to data from the Associated Press, which surveyed more than 110,000 voters nationwide, four in 10 citizens view the economy as the country’s biggest problem.

This factor remained or even became more relevant in some key states for Trump’s victory: it was the top concern for 44% of voters in Georgia, 42% in North Carolina and Pennsylvania and 39% in Wisconsin, the state that secured his re-election . .

Immigration was the second most important issue for 20% of voters, followed by abortion, which only 11% of Americans cited as their top concern, despite it being the focus of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign.

So the data reflects that Trump’s priority issues, such as high inflation and immigration, were central to voters.

The gender gap

This was expected to be the election with the largest “gender gap” in recent American history, that is, a record difference between the votes of men and women.

Although definitive data are lacking, preliminary results indicate that the gap between pro-Harris women and pro-Trump men was less pronounced than expected.

ABC exit polls show Harris maintained a 10-point lead over Trump nationally and received 54% of support from female voters, compared to 44% for her rival.

Although the majority of women voted for her, her advantage did not reach the levels achieved by President Joe Biden in 2020, who defeated Trump by 15 points, nor that of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016, who had a 13-point margin achieved. points.

Trump, for his part, maintained his lead among male voters, with 54% support to Harris’ 44%, according to ABC.

Greater support for Trump among Hispanics and African Americans

Trump received more support among Hispanic and African American voters compared to 2020, which could have been key to his victory, according to the Associated Press.

While its main base is still the white population (55%), it received 15% African American support and 41% among Latinos, a significant increase from the 8% and 32% it achieved among these groups in 2020.

Since 2016, Latino voters, especially men, have shown a warming toward Trump. A CNN poll shows that for the first time, a majority of Latino men supported Trump at 54%, compared to 45% who supported Harris. In 2020, Biden won this group with 59% to Trump’s 36%.

By education level

A key factor in Trump’s victory was continued support from voters without a college degree. According to the AP, more than half of those voters supported Trump, while about half of those with a college degree voted for Harris.

However, preliminary data from CNN suggests a significant shift among white voters with college degrees, who narrowly supported Trump in 2016. In this election, Harris received 54% support and defeated Trump by 10 points.

This advantage can be explained by Harris’ support among white women with college degrees (59% versus Trump’s 39%), which improved Biden’s and Clinton’s performance among this group. However, he lost support among voters of color, regardless of their education level.

Trump regains support in rural areas

A final factor explaining Trump’s victory was his ability to regain some of the support lost in 2020 in rural areas, which have traditionally favored Republicans, compared to urban areas, which tend to support the Democrats.

The CNN poll shows that 63% of rural voters voted for Trump and only 36% voted for Harris. In urban areas, however, Harris got 60%, compared to Trump’s 37%.

The suburbs, the residential areas on the outskirts of cities and often electoral battlegrounds, remained divided, with Trump receiving 50% of support, compared to 48% for Harris.