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Working Class Identity Reshapes American Politics | US News
A new Pew poll reveals that 60% of Americans now identify as working class — up from 54% last year — with the label stretching across income, education, and job types. Even half of college grads and upper-income earners see themselves this way. Republicans lead with 67% calling themselves working class, compared to 55% of Democrats — a gap that holds even among the wealthy: 61% of upper-income Republicans vs. just 38% of upper-income Democrats. This broad, shifting identity is reshaping politics, as both parties scramble to connect with voters who increasingly define themselves by this…
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