We all know by now that President Donald Trump won the 2024 election by some pretty big numbers, but a new study from the Pew Research Center gives us an even better look at who those numbers represent.
According to the analysis, voters who backed Trump in 2024 are “far more racially and ethnically diverse” than they were in either 2020 or 2016.
With Hispanic voters. Trump and Kamala Harris were basically tied. Back in 2020, Biden carried the Hispanic vote 61 to 36. In 2024, Harris only beat Trump by three points — 51 to 48.
As for the black vote, Trump pulled in 15 percent compared to just 8 percent in 2020, and he also made some serious progress with Asian voters. In 2020, Biden dominated with the Asian vote 70 to 30. This time around, Harris managed just 57 percent while Trump jumped to 40 percent, Sarah Anderson of PJ Media reported.
Trump also did very well with immigrants who are now naturalized citizens. According to Pew, they make up about 9 percent of the voting population. In 2020, they went for Biden 59 to 38.
But in 2024, that lead shrank fast. Harris got 51 percent, and Trump was right behind at 47.
Trump doubled his margin with non-college-educated voters compared to 2016. He beat Harris with rural voters by a whopping 40 points. Among voters who attend religious services regularly, Trump won 64 to 34.
In 2020, men were basically split. In 2024, Trump dominated — 55 to 43. He especially gained with younger men under 50.
The report shows that Democrats are losing their grip on the very groups they claim to represent. And this report also punches a hole in something a lot of people say, that higher turnout means a win for Democrats,” Anderson reported.
The theory has been that when more people vote, Democrats benefit because low turnout voters are supposed to be people who lean left and just do not always show up. But in 2024, that narrative collapsed. Pew said, “…if all Americans eligible to vote in 2024 had cast ballots, the overall margin in the popular vote likely would not have been much different.”
This is good news for Republicans, but that does not mean the party can relax.
“First of all, Trump isn’t your average politician. His appeal goes beyond party lines because he’s unlike anyone we’ve had run for office in most of our lifetimes. He’s afraid of no one and largely does what he says he’s going to do. He’s a unicorn. We’ll likely never see anything like it again, and we can only move forward on his momentum. We must,” Anderson said.
“Second, I’ve been alive long enough to see the Republicans in office, especially in Congress, screw up any sort momentum that’s handed to them on a silver platter like this. We’re always the team on defense, and Trump has given this party the gift of finally getting our hands back on the ball. On top of that, we’re playing a team that can’t even find a third-string quarterback, and half of its receivers are too busy trying on the cheerleader’s skirts to know there’s even a game going on,” the writer said.
“Even so, I don’t trust Republicans in Congress not to throw an interception, and I don’t think I’m alone in that. The Grand Old Party must pull its Grand Old Head out of its a**, take advantage of this gift, and prove to these people who voted for them for the first time in their lives that it’s truly something better than anything Democrats have to offer. We must prove to these new voters that we see them as individuals who can do great things for themselves, not as groups over whom we just want power and control,” she added.
