Overview
- CNN analyst Harry Enten reports that Trump’s standing with voters without a college degree has shifted about 23 points since 2024, from winning them by 14 to a net approval of minus 9.
- Republicans’ advantage with non-college voters on congressional preference has shrunk from a 13-point edge in 2024 to roughly 4 points now.
- Democrats currently hold about a 20-point lead among college-educated voters, intensifying GOP challenges if non-college margins stay narrow.
- Enten attributes part of the movement to economic disappointment among working-class voters, citing a December report showing manufacturing jobs down since January 2025.
- The findings were presented on CNN in an on-air segment with Kate Bolduan, where Enten warned the shift is dragging down the Republican Party ahead of the midterms.