• Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    I feel this is more indicative of the fact that conservatives simply vote more per capita. Public sentiment doesn’t always translate to votes when only 20% of the population participates.

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      11 months ago

      Sure, but either way, people are not voting against conservatives - whether that’s because they sit out or are continuing to vote conservative seems rather trivia.

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          11 months ago

          …the one that took place before 2022?

          Besides the most recent turnout demonstrating that the women who did vote did not turn more democratic, even Bidens victory in 2020 had nearly the same margins.

          In 2020, men were almost evenly divided between Trump and Biden, unlike in 2016 when Trump won men by 11 points. Trump won a slightly larger share of women’s votes in 2020 than in 2016 (44% vs. 39%), while Biden’s share among women was nearly identical to Clinton’s (55% vs. 54%).

          Again, it might feel like more women are turning away from the conservative camp, but they certainly aren’t voting like it.