One weird trick to end political polarization

Published March 7, 2025 4:30am ET



They say there are two Americas. One red and one blue. Red America is older, male, rural, didn’t graduate from college, and votes Republican. Blue America is younger, female, urban, graduated from college, and votes Democrat.

There is some truth to this. Women between the ages of 18 and 29 voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris by a 24-point margin (61%-37%), while men between the ages of 45 and 64 voted for President Donald Trump by a 22-point margin (60%-38%). That is a yawning 46-point gap between young women and older men. 

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