These pages have documented the diverging fortunes of the college-educated, who are over-represented in the Democratic coalition, and those without a college degree, who form the base of Trump's GOP. Here we go further and document substantial vertical polarization over the past twenty years within each education class. All figures in this post are based on BLS data on weekly earnings by quartile, regardless of race and gender.
Vertical Income Polarization in the United States
Vertical Income Polarization in the United…
Vertical Income Polarization in the United States
These pages have documented the diverging fortunes of the college-educated, who are over-represented in the Democratic coalition, and those without a college degree, who form the base of Trump's GOP. Here we go further and document substantial vertical polarization over the past twenty years within each education class. All figures in this post are based on BLS data on weekly earnings by quartile, regardless of race and gender.