A new survey shows how economic policy divides the GOP and unites Democrats
Lower-income Republicans are decidedly more moderate on economics.
Rank-and-file Democrats of all income levels are largely united around big economic policy themes, a new study shows. The Republican Party, by contrast, features a significant internal division that basically tracks income lines, with lower-income Republicans being much more moderate on a range of economics-related issues.
The study, released Tuesday by the Democracy Fund’s Voter Study Group, was authored by Lee Drutman, Vanessa Williamson, and Felicia Wong.
They gauged support for a few different progressive economic policy ideas and then compared the...