How Conservatives Convinced America They Aren’t The Elite
How have Republicans been able to convince people that Democrats are “the party of the elite” when Democratic voters in cities are no better off economically than Republican voters in the Heartland? That Republicans have been able to do this is especially baffling given that most Republican elected officials tend to be very wealthy and the leader of the Republican party is a billionaire who literally lives in a house covered in gold.
If you look at the average income of Democratic voters and compare this number with the incomes of independents and Republicans, you see that Democrats actually make LESS than their Republican counterparts. This is often because they live in large cities or urban areas where the cost of living is high. So even though they make more money, they end up spending far more than the average Republican voter on housing, and other non-discretionary costs. Moreover, Democratic voters get less for the money they do spend. For instance, buying a home for $350,000 in Los Angeles proper probably gets you a dilapidated 3 bedroom in serious need of repair. Meanwhile, the same money can get you a beautiful mansion in Columbia, South Carolina.
Even those Democrats who decide to spend the same $350,000 on a house located in the LA suburbs pay a cost. They may end up getting a bigger home, but they now must…
