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kerry-is-my-prez

(9,256 posts)
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 05:10 PM Nov 18

The difference in educational level of MSNBC viewers vs. Fox News.

when looking at education, the differences between the groups expand:

https://pos.org/whos-watching-a-look-at-the-demographics-of-cable-news-channel-watchers/



High School or Less
35% Fox
23% MSNBC

Some College
35% Fox
34% MSNBC

College Graduate
17% Fox
28% MSNBC

Post-Graduate Degree
12% Fox
15% MSNBC

This education demographic is what drives the differences between Fox News and MSNBC viewers. As 2016 exit polls demonstrated, education level has become the new political divide in America. President Trump won voters with less than a college education, while Hillary Clinton won among voters with a college degree – and in the two years since the election, their choice for their news source follows this pattern as well.

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The difference in educational level of MSNBC viewers vs. Fox News. (Original Post) kerry-is-my-prez Nov 18 OP
I'm a little surprised that the difference isn't greater. Nt spooky3 Nov 18 #1
I was too. But since Fox has double the viewers, jimfields33 Nov 18 #3
We can't win with just college-educated people. Elessar Zappa Nov 18 #2

Elessar Zappa

(15,992 posts)
2. We can't win with just college-educated people.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 05:33 PM
Nov 18

Somehow, we need to peel off at least a small chunk of white and Hispanic working class (and, no, not by throwing disadvantaged groups under the bus).

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