The Working-Class Shift Is a Troubling Sign for Republicans

“The Republican Party’s election challenge this year comes in large part from groups that shifted toward President Trump in 2024 and have since slipped back—Latino voters and young voters, among them. Trump lost voters under age 30 by a mere 4 percentage points in 2024. Now, they say they will vote for a Democrat over a Republican for Congress by 20 points, the most recent Wall Street Journal poll shows,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The shift among another group could be a more pressing worry. Working-class, white voters—those without a four-year college degree—have been the main pillar of the Trump coalition. Trump won them by more than 30 points in 2024 and by 25 points in 2020.”

“Today, half of working-class, white voters say Trump’s economic policies made the economy worse, while only 28% say they made it better.”