NEW YORK: The US 2016 US Presidential Election has gone down in history. For one, it failed to break the glass ceiling and give the United States its first Woman President.
Two, in a stunning verdict Republicans, upset the Democrats 288: 215, making business mogul and now President Elect Donald Trump, a man with no previous political experience the opportunity to be the successor to President Barack Obama. “To those who did not vote for me, I am reaching out to you…” said President Elect Trump in his acceptance speech. And there were quite a few who did not vote for him. In fact, hoping to deliver a strong statement against his racist rant against Hispanic voters, the latter voted in large numbers.
Florida saw a 100% spike, with high turnout in Democratic counties, in Hispanic voters compared to the 2012 vote.
However, it appears that the Hispanic vote was not enough to fight off the surge in voting from the white male voters. There are many ways to parse the 2016 presidential election in the United States, but perhaps the best window into the unorthodox race is the pattern of support for Trump among White male voters.
Explains Professor Douglas Spencer, Expert in Election Law, University of Connecticut: “In general, White voters prefer the Republican candidate. In the last four presidential elections 55% of the White electorate voted for the Republican.
Support is significantly stronger among White males, with 62% supporting the Republican candidate in the past four elections (since 2000).”
The 2016 percentage of white male voters stood at 70%. Point is, Trump has proven especially popular among white male voters. A factor that was factored into the race, but just not as heavily in hindsight. By the time the night ended, the election board was bleeding red all over blue states.
This was because his popularity with white male voters was offset by his disfavor among educated white women. Largely, though, a lot of voters were concerned about his lack of political experience.
“As an independent, I wish I had a better choice of candidates from both parties. It was a personal struggle to vote, for not the best choice of candidate or, for the first time, not vote at all. In the end, it was more important personally to express my representation than not at all. I did not vote for Trump primarily because running a government is different than running a business,” says business owner Arun Sanjeev, Joint Managing Director, Mira Alloy Steels.
As voters poured out of Clinton’s election headquarters in New York, teary-eyed and saddened she had not chosen to speak Ivan Svanovic, a Hillary supporter remarked: “Let this be a lesson for us all to return to the grassroots, and figure out what we stand for in these changing times.” So, in the end, the outcome of the 2016 Presidential Election as it stands is that the specter of a Donald Trump presidency is now very real. Succinctly put: The Dems got Trumped!