Bernie v Hillary Demographics

[Bernin4U]

http://www.carlbeijer.com/2016/03/five-demographic-arguments-for-bernie.html

Reuters 3/25 poll, broken down by gender, race, orientation, income, and age.

To summarize, Bernie wins among women, non-black, non-straight, <$50K, <30yo.

[SheilaT]

1. I find that age breakdown weird.

I'm 67. I, and all the older women I know are Bernie supporters. Maybe that's because I live in NM and maybe this state is overwhelmingly for Bernie in every demographic breakdown, but still.

Last night I got a call from a Bernie supporter in Massachusetts and in the course of our conversation learned she's 64. So I just can't figure out where all the older folks who support Hillary are hiding.

[Bernin4U]

2. Based on "level of political activism", I think the demo's would look quite different

Most of the local events I've been to, while being staffed mostly by millennials, are attended mostly by boomers. So while the millennials are highly likely to support him, it's still your generation that I see getting out and doing most of the heavy lifting (volunteering, phone banking, etc).

If level of political activism were its own category, Bernie would clearly destroy it, across all age and other demographics. It's not by coincidence that Bernie dominates progressive websites (DFA, MoveOn, DU) or that he wins caucus states (which tend to attract people who are more politically active).

So I think it can be said that regardless of any other demographic, the more people are paying attention, the more likely they support Bernie.

[jillan]

3. Interesting - thanks!!