The specific priorities of women over 65 could explain why they voted for Harris at higher rates than men their age and moved more in Harris’ direction than younger women. Eighty percent of voters 50+ said that Social Security was extremely or very important in their vote,” he continued. Across gender, age and race, the electorate largely moved away from Democrats this year and the shift typically, though not always, benefited Republican President-elect Donald Trump. The CNN exit polls indicated that Harris lost support across all other age groups of women this year. But women and men 65+ moved roughly equal amounts in favor of Harris as compared to 2020 — and women in this age cohort remained more likely than men to support the Democratic nominee.

Source: CNN November 21, 2024 14:30 UTC