/2016-08-12

Education Level Emerges as Sharp Dividing Line in Clinton-Trump Race - Bloomberg Politics
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There are many demographic fault lines emerging in this year’s presidential campaign, but few are deeper than the division among likely voters based on educational attainment.

Those with the least number of years of education are far more likely to support Donald Trump, while those who have had the most schooling are much more likely to back Hillary Clinton, according to a Bloomberg Politics national poll released this week.
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Another trend may also be developing in the campaign that could pose a threat to Clinton: apathy among potential voters under age 35.

Both of these subplots were revealed in the new poll, with educational level offering the starkest contrast.

Clinton wins the college-educated segment by 25 percentage points, 59 percent to 34 percent. Trump’s edge among those without a college education is 10 points, 52 percent to 42 percent.
Trump’s lead is 4-to-1 among white men with less than a college degree, 76 percent to 19 percent. Clinton’s advantage with college-educated women is 64 percent to 31 percent.
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The Bloomberg Politics poll also showed a sharp decline among those 18-34 years old who say they definitely plan to vote in November. When compared to a Bloomberg Politics survey taken in June, the number fell to 46 percent from 60 percent.