US: Donald Trump sees surge in support among white female voters

US: Among white women voters without a college degree, a group predicted to be very important in the next election, Donald Trump is gaining popularity.

With 55 percent of the vote to Vice President Kamala Harris’s 42 percent, Trump leads non-college educated white women by one point according a PBS News/NPR/Marist survey taken between September 27 and October 1.

Comprising 1,294 likely voters, the poll had a margin of error of ±3.7 percentage points.
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Though historically Trump has outperformed his Democratic opponent among white and non-college educated voters, the results are concerning for Harris, for whom white women without a college degree could be a vital demographic especially in suburban areas in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.

“That could be a crucial, crucial demographic,” Republican strategist Kevin Madden told PBS, noting that Harris has concentrated on reproductive rights to boost participation since securing their support is essential.

Biden’s triumph in the 2020 election owed much to suburban women. Exit polls indicate that Biden obtained a majority of suburban women’s votes; AP VoteCast data shows that he got 59 percent to Trump’s 40 percent of a demographic comprising around 25 percent of the voters overall. From the 2016 election, when Trump had greater support from suburban voters, this was a dramatic departure.

Harris is finding it difficult to persuade suburban women in this election year, according to polls, however.

That was originally acquired by the Washington Examiner, according to a poll taken by the Place America originally super PAC, almost 72 percent of suburban women in battleground states say the economy is a major concern for them before the election. Of them, seventy percent of respondents believe Harris lacks “viable solutions” for the economy when compared to her rival.

The survey was carried very soon after the Trump-Harris debate. 50,000 randomly chosen citizens from the important swing states of Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin answered calls.

Harris must win Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin if she is to win in November—44 electoral votes from the toss-up states indicate that this is vital.

She leads in all three states according to polls right now. Nonetheless, aggregator Five Thirty Eight notes that her lead is limited, with a margin of only 0.5 to 2 points, so the states are still anybody’s to win.

Jane Ruby, president of the League of Women Voters of Chicago, told NZZ last month that Harris is concentrating especially on topics that affect women, including abortion, health, inflation, equal rights, families, schools, security, social concerns and the environment.

With an estimated 52 percent of Americans residing in suburban areas, which are expanding, she said these problems appeal to voters there. Since suburban voters behave somewhat like swing states, fluctuating between backing Republican and Democratic politicians, they are thus a crucial group to grab.

“For pro-choice suburban women, abortion is their number one issue, because of women’s rights, health and safety, and autonomy,” Tresa Undem, who does polls for progressive organizations told CNN.

“Here’s what’s sarcastic. One of Trump’s main shortcomings is that so many women genuinely desire safety and autonomy from him personally as president. And [from] what he stands for—the government dictating over their bodies and endangering their lives.”