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In reply to the discussion: "But What About the Menzzzzzz?????" is the anguished cry after this travesty of an election. [View all]Self Esteem
(1,751 posts)Trump won white women handily in 2020 too.
He won white women 55-44 over Biden.
In fact, Harris did *BETTER* among white women than Biden did. Trump won this group 53-46. That means he went from +11 in 2020 to only +6 in 2024.
So, how did she do worse among women overall than Biden in 2020?
Well Biden won Hispanic women 69-30 in 2020 and Harris won them 58-39. That's basically a ten-point swing.
She lost ground on 'other' women too (likely Asian and other races). In 2020, Biden won this group 58-38. Harris, though? 49-47. Yet another non-white group shifting to Trump.
And Harris did worse among Black women than Hillary in 2016. Hillary won Black women 94-4. Harris won them 92-7. That's not a huge difference but the margins hurt.
The fact is, the electorate overall shifted to the right. Black men voted more for Trump than four years ago (19% for Trump in 2020 and 21% in 2024), Hispanic men shifted significantly (Harris lost the vote 54-44 after Biden won it 59-36 in 2020) and it is important to ask WHY those voters shifted.
Maybe some of it was racism and sexism but we know Black men overwhelmingly supported Hillary. She won this group 82-13. In three election cycles, Black men went from 13% support for Trump to 21%.
The margins? Hillary won Black men by 69% in 2016. In 2024? Harris' margin was 56%.
That's a difference of 13 points.
Not HUGE but it kinda is because Democrats only win when the margins with minorities is sky high.
Did Black men become more sexist since 2016? No. We saw the movement four years ago. Biden did worse among Black men than Hillary.
THIS IS a legitimate concern and we need to figure it out. I do agree with your claim about the OP being misguided, tho.