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Minorities and the GOP - 70% vs 80%

Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:02 pm
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:02 pm
My rural county is a bit more than 70% White. Three days ago, my county voted a bit more than 80% GOP.

This suggests to me that the GOP is FINALLY making inroads into the minority vote ... in rural areas.

So do we have a significant dichotomy between the voting patterns of urban minorities and rural minorities? If so, is the GOP doing enough to focus specifically on those minorities where they have a CHANCE of gaining some traction?
This post was edited on 11/11/22 at 2:03 pm
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
93232 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:03 pm to
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GOP is FINALLY


No Trump made inroads

As mad as that makes you
Posted by TigerAttorney
Member since Nov 2017
4420 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:04 pm to
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No Trump made inroads

Retweet
Posted by FATBOY TIGER
Valhalla
Member since Jan 2016
12873 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:06 pm to
Don't over think it hank.
Posted by lctiger
Member since Oct 2003
3432 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:06 pm to
It may be more related to minorities not voting in your area versus them switching to R
Posted by armtackledawg
Member since Aug 2017
14239 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:07 pm to
My guess is that in your county the white turnout is higher
Posted by BigMob
Georgia
Member since Oct 2021
7625 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:07 pm to
quote:

My rural county is a bit more than 70% White. Three days ago, my county voted a bit more than 80% GOP.


My county has 21k people: 50W/48B/2L and the vote was 60% Republican, and I’ve had the same thoughts as you.
Posted by TulaneFan
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2008
14092 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:08 pm to
Black men and Hispanics love Trump. Black women are probably a lost cause, but Trump was very popular among middle and lower class working people
Posted by Seen
Member since Aug 2022
1127 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:08 pm to
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No Trump made inroads


Criminal justice reform, proper funding of HBCUs, low unemployment, higher wage increases, higher home ownership were things white liberals promised for decades but wouldn’t do. Trump did all that halfway through one term. Some AAs caught on, most didn’t
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:08 pm to
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No Trump made inroads. As mad as that makes you
Interesting theory. Trump pulled about 75% in 2020. The GOP seems to have done significantly better in the county without him on the ticket.
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:09 pm to
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It may be more related to minorities not voting in your area versus them switching to R
That is certainly possible. I have not analyzed the county data by precinct, and we have some DISTINCTLY minority precincts.
This post was edited on 11/11/22 at 2:11 pm
Posted by riccoar
Arkansas
Member since Mar 2006
4628 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:16 pm to
Trump finally showed them The Plantation Groomers don't care about their problems, just wanted their votes.

Who brought about the lowest unemployment in African-Americans since this Nation's conception?

Answer: The Man that broke you. Donald J. Trump
Posted by Swamp Creature
Member since Nov 2022
36 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:23 pm to
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:36 pm to
Interesting data. How do you think it applies to the question presented?
Posted by Texas Weazel
Louisiana is a shithole
Member since Oct 2016
8946 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 2:45 pm to
quote:

My rural county is a bit more than 70% White. Three days ago, my county voted a bit more than 80% GOP.


You would have to break down voting demographics to prove what you're claiming for your county. For example, if only 10% of the total votes came from minorities, then 80% GOP doesn't really mean anything.

Now that's not to say there isn't a shift in how Hispanics are voting. It's just that the way you're looking at the numbers is wrong.
Posted by Texas Weazel
Louisiana is a shithole
Member since Oct 2016
8946 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 3:01 pm to
But you can't ignore the tone in which he delivered some of his achievements. The guy literally began his campaign by trashing Mexicans and rarely tried to make inroads with African Americans. We can sit here and debate whether he said "They're rapists" vs "Their rapists". But the mere fact that the debate even exists says it all.

Trump policies weren't unpopular. But the rhetoric he used to excite the poor, uneducated whites turned off a lot of conservative minorities. It was not a smart, long term strategy. It gave him a win in 2016, but he jeopardized the future of conservatism by alienating the minority vote that will be extremely important down the road. He gave liberals a ton of material.

Texas GOP did an amazing job in reaching Hispanics by making conservative issues seem like "Hispanic" issues in 2022.
Posted by Jjdoc
Cali
Member since Mar 2016
55377 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 3:02 pm to
Thanks Trump
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 3:03 pm to
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Thanks Trump
In the same county, Trump pulled about 75% in 2020. The GOP seems to have done significantly better in the county without him on the ticket.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
34893 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 3:03 pm to
People are finally coming around to the fact that the DNC profits off misery. The GOP, for better or worse, at least pushes an agenda that relies on prosperity.
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
44345 posts
Posted on 11/11/22 at 3:06 pm to
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People are finally coming around to the fact that the DNC profits off misery. The GOP, for better or worse, at least pushes an agenda that relies on prosperity.
No one seems interested in discussing an apparent rural/urban split in the minority vote. Oh well.
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