SweetTea
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Democrats and have higher paying jobs
Democrats have the highest and lowest paying jobs. The upper middle and lower-upper class is still Republican. Many Democrats live in large expensive cities. They are paid more for the same work because they must be in order to live. I work for a company that pays 20% more for the exact same white collar job based out of San. Francisco than a city in the South. If the San Fran employee voted Democrat, he skews the numbers. His standard of living would still be quite a bit lower due to the cost of living, but hey, he is making more money. This is a very common occurance.
In my red state, poor are largely Democrats, successful people(100k-500k) are largely Republican with the exception of transplants.
Let’s assume for a minute that Democrats do make more money and are upper class. Does that mean Democrats are the party of the rich? The reality is the ultra-rich(10s of millions) are largely Democrats, but the working rich are largely Republican.