Election Extra: The Demographics Of The 2024 Election
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🗓️ 8 November 2024
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For months, Vice President Kamala Harris and now President-elect Donald Trump courted communities they thought would move the needle. But who actually came out in droves and what were the issues that brought them to the ballot box?
With most of the ballots counted, we know more about the voting blocs that made a difference. One of the big takeaways is that a growing group of Latino voters threw their support behind Trump. Gender also played a role, with more women voting for Harris and men voting for Trump.
We dig into the data.
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| 0:00.0 | Who's claiming power this election? |
| 0:03.2 | What's happening in battleground states? |
| 0:05.4 | And why do we still have the electoral college? |
| 0:09.0 | All this month, the ThruLine podcast is asking big questions about our democracy and going back in time to answer them. |
| 0:17.3 | Listen now to the ThruLine podcast from NPR. |
| 0:23.7 | Hi, it's Jen. And just a quick heads up, the story we're talking about is developing rapidly, so things may have changed by the time you hear this podcast. Stay up to date with all the latest by listening to your local NPR member station or visiting NPR.org. |
| 0:46.5 | As the nation continues to digest the result of the election, data on the decisive victory by |
| 0:52.0 | Donald Trump is revealing more about how Americans voted and why. |
| 0:56.0 | For months, Vice President Kamala Harris and now President-elect Donald Trump, |
| 1:00.3 | courted communities they thought would move the needle. |
| 1:02.6 | But who actually came out in droves and what were the issues that brought them to the ballot box? |
| 1:07.1 | You had your guesses, and many of them were about, well, this. |
| 1:11.2 | Hi, it's John and Raleigh. |
| 1:13.8 | This is Kalyn from Miami. |
| 1:15.3 | My name is Kristen from San Diego. |
| 1:17.5 | I believe the voting block with the greatest influence will be suburban women. |
| 1:22.2 | I believe that white women will be the voting block with a huge impact on this election. |
| 1:28.4 | I believe it's women in this election that will sway the vote the most. |
| 1:32.6 | Remember all suburban women have suburban husbands, and many of us feel very strongly about the |
| 1:40.1 | overturning of Roe v. Wade. |
| 1:41.6 | I find that Republican women who identify as white are people who vote against their own interests |
| 1:48.1 | and or follow the lead of their husbands or partners. |
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