Wall Street Journal: “Collectively, Americans in the 25 counties that have swung with the electorate on average have lower median incomes and lower levels of education than the U.S. on the whole, census data show. They are older, more likely to be white and disproportionately live in smaller cities and rural areas.
A greater share are age 65 or over and draw retirement income as compared with the total U.S. Nearly half of these counties have seen their populations shrink in recent years.”“What most of these counties have in common is they are largely removed from America’s major economic and cultural power centers. They are home to a graying America where residents worry that the country’s best days are behind it instead of ahead. These voters want a candidate who will propel America forward but instead see flawed options and few fresh ideas.”