40 percent of Donald Trump’s likely voters live in the community where they spent their youth, compared with just 29 percent of Hillary Clinton voters. And of the 71 percent of Clinton voters who have left their hometowns, most—almost 60 percent of that group—now live more than two hours away.
I suspect that the cosmopolitan vs. anti-cosmopolitan axis is quite important. It might be interesting to create an index of cosmopolitanism that is based solely on a person’s location history: how much geographic variation in where they have lived and where they have vacationed. My guess is that such an index would be quite predictive of some sorts of political views and even perhaps economic success.
Interesting theory.
Median household income $72k, maybe low for Republicans but not for white non-hispanic households at $62k.
You can dress it up in sociological garb, but an ad hominem argument is still a dodge. Try asking Hillary supporters about her achievements and you’ll find how bright they are.