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My analysis of the 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election trends compared to the 2022 Florida governor's election
On Tuesday, May 16 Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis by 4 points to be Jacksonville’s new mayor. Deegan’s win came as a surprise upset to many — although not to the folks who run the University of North Florida’s poll who gave Deegan a slim lead in a pre-election poll. Davis had a
Ron Brownstein has a nice deep-dive into demographic changes affecting America’s electorate, building upon my post about how the 2022 electorate was the most educated in American history. There are two big societal trends slowly making their imprint on American politics. The first is the increasing diversity of the county. The second is the increasing education of the county. The confluence of these two forces are shrinking the share of the non-college-educated White population, an important piece of the Republican coalition.
According to a Census Bureau survey, the 2022 electorate was the most educated in American history. 74.1% of the electorate reported that they either had some college education, graduated college, or had post-graduate education. What does this mean for future elections?
That escalated quickly. I reached 1,000 followers 🥳
Methinks there is starting to be a critical mass here