MAY 28, 2020: Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters have a family member who has lost their primary income due to the government shutdowns ([link removed]) of the economy. A Ballotpedia survey of 1,200 registered voters found that 57% have not experienced that challenge.[1] ([link removed])
The burden has not fallen evenly across all aspects of the economy. Among those who work in the private sector, 46% have a family member who has lost their primary income source. However, among government employees, that figure is just 25%. As for those who are retired, 18% have a family member who has lost their primary income.[1] ([link removed])
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Hispanic voters have experienced such loss along with 49% of black voters. That figure is just 33% among white voters.[1] ([link removed])
Those figures create particularly interesting challenges for Democrats ([link removed]) since government-employed, black, and Hispanic voters make up a significant portion of their coalition. The different ways they have experienced the pandemic has created a divide on many issues between white and non-white Democrats.
For example, just 20% of white Democrats believe the lockdowns have done more harm than good ([link removed]) . However, 38% of non-white Democrats believe that to be true.
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