Concerns about women’s reproductive rights and Trump’s casual dismissal of sexualized violence seemingly gave women, young and old, a cause to embrace. Trump’s appeal to young men increased as their apparent fears of being overtaken by women’s gains in equality were exploited. Exit polls suggested white women without college educations overwhelmingly voted for Trump, while white college-educated women cast their ballots for Harris. Barack Obama’s plea to Black men certainly seems to suggest a problem with sexism within that cohort of voters. After the 2016 election, the American Psychological Association coined the anxiety around the election results as election stress disorder.
