What unites Trump voters?

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On the anti-trade stance (that actually unites Trump and Sanders voters), this is interesting:

With trade and prosperity prominent in the campaign, Yahoo Finance analyzed economic data for each state during the last 10 years to determine which states seem to be feeling the most pain from globalization and the movement of jobs overseas. For each state, we calculated the change in manufacturing employment, total employment and income during the last 10 years. Then we ranked the states on their overall economic performance. (Full methodology is at the end of this story.) These 10 states are hurting the most:

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Sources: Dept. of Labor, Yahoo Finance

Not all of those are key early primary states where candidates are likely to hold rallies, which is why New Mexico, Rhode Island and Delaware haven’t been in the angry-voter headlines. But of the three angry states that have held Republican primaries—Alabama, Nevada and Mississippi—Trump has won all three. Hillary Clinton won the three Democratic primaries, although Bernie Sanders was a close second in Nevada. And Sanders spent little time in Alabama or Mississippi, which are Clinton strongholds.


Sanders did notch a surprise win in Michigan, which is the 11thangriest state. Total employment in Michigan has fallen by 1.7% during the last 10 years, while manufacturing employment has fallen by 9.8%. Incomes are up by 7.8%, but inflation over the same period of time has been 13.8%. So the typical Michigander is falling behind. Not surprisingly, Trump won there as well.

Two states holding March 15 primaries—Florida and Illinois—are among the top 10 angry states. Trump is favored in both on the Republican side, while Clinton is leading in the polls of the Democratic side—though Sanders has been surging in Illinois. Ohio, the other big state holding its primary on March 15, is the 19th angriest state, with employment up a scant 0.3% during the last decade, incomes up 14.3% (barely ahead of inflation) and manufacturing employment down 14.2%. Ohio Gov. John Kasich has a slight lead in the polls, but Trump, the anger magnet, is right behind him and could easily win.

There are also some placid states, where the economy is strong and voters are presumably more comfortable with the status quo. Here are the 10 least angry states:

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Sources: Dept. of Labor, Yahoo Finance

Three of those states—North Dakota, South Dakota and Oklahoma—have been big beneficiaries of the fracking boom, which has obviously turned south lately. If the downturn lasts, voters in those states could be considerably more agitated by Election Day in November. Yet states such as Idaho, Utah, Washington and, to a lesser extent, Colorado are riding high on technology and attracting many businesses from costlier locations, mainly California. A healthy farm economy benefits Iowa and Nebraska. In Texas, the 12th most placid state, employment has grown 20.5% during the last 10 years, the most of any state.

This is where the angriest voters are - Yahoo Finance