Local demographics favored Trump

January 20, 2021

Local demographics favored Trump

Other demographics also favored Trump over Biden locally.

Exit polls conducted by the New York Times concluded that the majority of white voters favored Trump. Trump had 58% of white voters while Biden had 45%. Also, the majority of those who live in a rural area voted for Trump by a 15% margin over Biden.

Blair County is rural and 95.6% of the population is white, non-Hispanic.

Political ideology and party identification also favor Trump in Blair County.

Republicans outnumber Democrats approximately two to one in the county and Trump received 94% of the Republican vote, according to New York Times exit polls.

Those that describe themselves as conservatives also favored Trump by very wide margins nationally. According to New York Times exit polls, 85% of those that described themselves as conservatives voted for President Trump.

Small cities and rural areas also went to Trump by a 57% to 42% majority.

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