Iowa's 2nd District, in the state's southeastern quarter, simply doesn't fit the bill of a Democratic district anymore. White voters without a college degree favored Republicans by about a 26-point margin, if their family income was below the median. White voters favored Republicans by a 13-point margin, if their family income was above the median. Back in 2006, Democrats could rightly argue they had a lot of support by at least one definition of the White working class. Today, Republicans can rightly claim to have the support of the White working class based on either an economic- or education-based definition.

Source: CNN April 04, 2021 17:01 UTC