The last several decades have ushered in a dramatic political realignment, as the GOP has broadened its appeal to a more diverse working class and Democrats have become the party of wealthier, more-educated voters.
Data: Rep. Marcy Kaptur office and Ballotpedia; Note: Districts where there was no opponent in the 2022 midterm election are not included; Chart: Alice Feng/Axios
"We have seen an inversion of Democrat and Republican shares of the highest- and lowest-income districts — and the highest and lowest college degree-holding districts," Cook Political Report's Dave Wasserman told Axios.64% of congressional districts with median incomes below the national median are now represented by Republicans — a shift in historical party demographics, the data shows.
Kaptur often shows a similar chart ranking districts by median income to fellow Democrats — and has even given a version to President Biden. "I suspect income is downstream of education and geography. Voters with college degrees or more earn higher salaries, live where homes cost more and increasingly skew Democratic," Mehlman said.
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