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Originally Posted by dc_denizen
Democrats are now the party of the cultural and economic elites , and dupage and lake county are these elites stomping grounds
The people and their politics haven’t changed , but the parties have . Thus the move to red to blue
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The Democrats do well with the more educated, which tends to lean more toward higher incomes. This is the distinction I think you meant with your comment.
I'd also put out there that the Democrats continue to be the party of the working class - it's just that the only working class people focus on are white working class folks, who overwhelmingly vote Republican.
But looking at the income breakdowns, you can clearly see the GOP still remains the party of the uber wealthy, while Biden did extremely well against lower-income and middle income Americans (regardless of race):
Biden won those who made fewer than $50,000 a year 55-44
Biden won those who made between $50,000 to $99,999 a year 57-42
Trump won those who made $100,000+ 54-42