If we could stop using "Boomer" as a synonym for "old" for a moment, I (as a 45 year old white American voter) would like to others' thoughts on what is going on with white voters from Generation X.
I mean, yes, the biggest problem is white voters in general, but the exit polls below indicate that support for Trump was **seven percentage points** higher for white voters in the 45-64 age bracket than for the the next highest brackets (white voters 30-44 and white voters 65+).
White 18-29: 49% Democrat; 49% Republican White 30-44: 42% Democrat; 55% Republican White 45-64: 37% Democrat; 62% Republican White 65+: 44% Democrat; 55% Republican Black 18-29: 84% Democrat; 15% Republican Black 30-44: 82% Democrat; 15% Republican Black 45-64: 83% Democrat; 15% Republican Black 65+: 93% Democrat; 5% Republican Latino 18-29: 49% Democrat; 47% Republican Latino 30-44: 52% Democrat; 45% Republican Latino 45-64: 50% Democrat; 49% Republican Latino 65+: 58% Democrat; 41% Republican All other: 48% Democrat; 46% Republican " title=" United States exit polls for 2024, broken down by age and race. The demographic group with the highest support for Republicans was White voters aged 45-64 (37% Democrats; 62% Republicans). The second highest level of support for Republicans is for White voters aged 30-44 (42% Democrats; 55% Republicans).
The complete "Age by race" breakdown is as follows: White 18-29: 49% Democrat; 49% Republican White 30-44: 42% Democrat; 55% Republican White 45-64: 37% Democrat; 62% Republican White 65+: 44% Democrat; 55% Republican Black 18-29: 84% Democrat; 15% Republican Black 30-44: 82% Democrat; 15% Republican Black 45-64: 83% Democrat; 15% Republican Black 65+: 93% Democrat; 5% Republican Latino 18-29: 49% Democrat; 47% Republican Latino 30-44: 52% Democrat; 45% Republican Latino 45-64: 50% Democrat; 49% Republican Latino 65+: 58% Democrat; 41% Republican All other: 48% Democrat; 46% Republican " loading="eager" />
@dynamic Trump and the Republicans keep attacking entitlements, like Social Security and Medicaid, and they are finally getting backlash on it from seniors. GenX is probably getting hit the hardest by inflation, as they are in the expensive family stages, adolescents to college.