Politics

White working-class Americans are generally present in counties with a high percentage of non-college educated people and available service jobs. Predominantly white, working-class Americans make up the largest demographic group of the 50+ population according to US census data. These characteristics paint a clear picture of how things are going for a particular party over a 20-year period with the white working class. Let’s look at 5 counties that fit these specifications: Montmorency (MI), Ada

(Needs to be double checked by more statisticians)

Ron Johnson received 1.5M (50.2 %) votes, beating Russ Feingold who gained 1.4M (46.8 %) by 99.1k votes in Wisconsin.

Patty Murray received 1.9M (59.0 %) votes, beating Chris Vance who gained 1.3M (41.0 %) by 584.6k votes in Washington.

Rob Portman received 3.1M (58.0 %) votes, beating Ted Strickland who gained 2M (37.2 %) by 1.1M votes in Ohio.

Mike Lee received 760.2k (68.2 %) votes, beating Misty Snow who gained 301.9k (27.1 %) by 458.4k votes in Utah.

John Hoeven received 268.8k (78.6 %) votes, beating Eliot Glassheim who gained 58.1k (17.0 %) by 210.7k votes in North Dakota.

Maggie Hassan received 354.6k (48.0 %) votes, beating Kelly Ayotte who gained 353.6k (47.9 %) by 1k votes in New Hampshire.

Patrick J. Toomey received 3M (48.8 %) votes, beating Katie McGinty who gained 2.9M (47.3 %) by 86.7k votes in Pennsylvania.

John Thune received 265.5k (71.8 %) votes, beating Jay Williams who gained 104.1k (28.2 %) by 161.4k votes in South Dakota.

Roy Blunt received 1.4M (49.2 %) votes, beating Jason Kander who gained 1.3M (46.4 %) by 78.3k votes in Missouri.

Catherine Cortez Masto received 522k (47.1 %) votes, beating Joe Heck who gained 495.1k (44.7 %) by 26.9k votes in Nevada.