What does characterize the Trump backers? William Frey of the Brookings Institution said, “It’s a nonurban, blue-collar and now apparently quite angry population. They’re not people who have moved around a lot, and things have been changing away from them, but they live in areas that feel stagnant in a lot of ways.”
When asked if they would support Donald Trump for the GOP nomination, responses revealed while Trump won a large share of college-educated votes in New Hampshire and Nevada, data reveals strong support for him from areas of voters who did not complete high school. Secondly, when asked of their heritage, Trump supporters say “American”–which correlates with 61 percent of Trumpeteers who do not believe President Obama was born in the United States.
The third correlation lists people who live in manufactured homes, which the NYT/newsmax, not knowing the difference between MH and mh, erroneously calls “mobile homes,” as supporters of the Republican billionaire.
Fourth, the overwhelming majority of Trump supporters earn under $50,000. The Republican frontrunner blames bad trade, immigration and health care policies that have taken away jobs.
Next, “Trump territory showed stronger support for the segregationist George Wallace in the 1968 election than the rest of the country, and substantially weaker support for the liberal-leaning former Republican John B. Anderson in 1980,” says NYT in the study.
While union leaders have expressed concerns about Trump, a Boston Globe survey indicated 54 percent of union Republican households support him. Immigrants are the fewest where he has the strongest support, and evangelicals do not seem dismayed by his stance on gay issues and abortion, or that he is twice-divorced.
Nor are Trump’s supporters swayed by attempts by opponents to paint him as liberal-leaning; and WASPS, a traditional Republican base, are more likely to support Sen. Ted Cruz. Religion News reports a survey of Republican ministers revealed only five percent supported Trump. ##
(Photo credit: Getty Images/Mark Wellheiser–Marie Miller reacting to a speech by Donald Trump at Valdosta State College in February, 2016.)
