Trump exploited the angst by US voters. Four reports have been written by group of academics.
- Political Divisions in 2016 and Beyond
- Race, Religion, and Immigration in 2016
- The Story of Trump’s Appeal
- The Five Types of Trump Voters
#CatoConnects: Findings from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group
Featuring Emily Ekins, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Cato Institute; and Rob Griffin, Ph.D., Senior Policy Analyst, Progressive Studies, Center for American Progress; moderated by Matthew Feeney, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute.
The Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, a new research collaboration of nearly two dozen analysts and scholars from across the political spectrum, recently released new data and analysis exploring voter perceptions before and after the 2016 election.
The Cato Institute’s Emily Ekins, a member of the study group, created a “typology” of Trump voters finding five unique groups: American Preservationists (20%), Staunch Conservatives (31%), Anti-Elites (19%), Free Marketeers (25%), and the Disengaged (5%). Despite media narratives seeking out a single explanation of the Trump vote, these results indicate there is no such thing as “one kind of Trump voter” who voted for him for one single reason. Rob Griffin, another member of the study group, also finds that long-term economic stress combined with anxieties over immigration and cultural concerns, profoundly shaped the 2016 election. Ekins will discuss this and her findings that have several implications from the libertarian perspective.
Plus video of debate over result …
More on Cato’s Emily Ekins …
○ Public Attitudes toward Federalism: The Public’s Preference for Renewed Federalism
○ Reason-Rupe public opinion on immigration
During the primaries …
○ Racist Group Finds a Friend in Donald Trump
Thus the opinion about a large group of swing votes is a myth? The pre-election polls in both the UK and the US have been so terribly wrong! from my earlier diaries:
○ What Everyone Gets Wrong About Independent Voters
○ Islamophobic Geert Wilders aligned with his master Donald Trump – using Fake News
○ GOP Nominee Donald Trump and His EU Bed Partners
