Results which reveal a fractured country. In an election where every vote counts, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris strived throughout the campaign to appeal to women, young people and African-American, Arab-Muslim and Latin-American electorates.
Behind the two candidates were two apparently irreconcilable Americas, each convinced that the other camp would lead the country to disaster. The first exit polls give an idea of the distribution of the vote according to gender, age and even ethnic group.
Women for Harris, men for Trump
As expected, Kamala Harris won the women's vote (54%) and Donald Trump won the men's vote (54%), according to data from Reuters, which surveyed more than 20,000 voters. Traditionally, the female electorate votes more for the Democrats, and the male electorate for the Republicans, which seemed to be confirmed at the polls.
Power, strength, authority… During his campaign, the ex-president presented himself as the standard-bearer of virilism and regularly indulged in sexism, just like his very right-wing running mate JD Vance. Conversely, the Democratic candidate focused heavily on mobilizing women's votes, making the right to abortion one of the major subjects of her campaign.
Trump arrogates the white electorate, Kamala Harris acclaimed by African-Americans
Concerning ethnic groups, Donald Trump, as expected, came first among the white electorate (55%). The Republican, who made the subject of immigration one of the pillars of his campaign by promising in particular to “massively” deport millions of immigrants, was on the other hand largely defeated by Kamala Harris within the electorate. black (86%), but also Latino and Asian to a lesser extent.
Note, however: Trump's breakthrough among these African-American and Hispanic voters, which could have swung the vote. According to Politico, which is based on data from the Associated Press, the former tenant of the White House notably won around 20% of the votes of black men in two pivotal states which turned red, Georgia and Carolina. North. In 2020, its results were 11% and 7% respectively.
Trump “is capable of speaking to African-Americans and Latinos, who respect the character and regret the death of the American dream,” said Matt, won over by Trump mania, in our columns last July.
Young voters choose Harris, like the most educated
The “cancel out” movement, initiated by young voters and which consists of “cancelling” the vote of their pro-Trump parents to rebalance the vote, seems to be confirmed at the polls. 18-29 year olds voted 55% for Kamala Harris, compared to 42% for Donald Trump. The Democrat also won the majority of the 30-44 year old vote (51%), compared to 45% for the Republican.
The balance is rebalancing among the older electorate. The former business tycoon won 53% of the 45-64 year old vote, compared to 45% in favor of the vice-president.
Latest data analyzed by Reuters: the level of education. Nearly six in ten college-educated voters said they voted for Harris, while a similar proportion of voters without college degrees said they voted for Trump.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris voters also expressed different concerns when voting this Tuesday, reflecting the glaring divisions between the two camps, according to studies carried out by several American media.
According to an Associated Press study of 110,000 voters nationwide, Democratic voters are primarily motivated by the fate of democracy in the country. Half of Donald Trump voters surveyed said they were primarily concerned about the economy, according to the NBC News study.
