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by didibus 3627 days ago
I recall a study that showed that above average income workers supported Trump at a higher percentage. If that's true, it seems to contradict the whole premise of this article. They should have asked those same Yale grads if they were voting Trump or not.
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You're probably thinking of this:

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-mythology-of-trumps-...

One thing that confounds it is that Hispanic and African-American voters avoid Trump due to his appeals to white supremacy, and they are poorer than average. So if you only count "real Americans" then there may still be some truth in it.

People also have friends or relatives who would be better off under Brexit or Trump. I know a lot of rich people who want better for other people and adjust their vote accordingly.