"A study from the independent National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) found people with qualifications below A-level were more than twice as likely to support rightwing parties compared with those with qualifications above. The Demographic Divides report says: A person with no educational qualifications had around 2 times the odds of voting for either the Conservatives or Reform UK than someone with a university degree or higher."
"The findings are to some extent mirrored in the US, where people with a high school education or lower were twice as likely as college graduates to support Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in 2024. The report says: Rightwing movements in both countries share a common difficulty in gaining support among those who have been through higher education and obtained a degree."
"Education divides attitudes on race, diversity and immigration more strongly in the UK than in the US, according to the study. In the UK, the research found 65% of people educated to degree level or above thought diversity strengthened society, compared with 30% of people educated to A-level or below. In the US, 74% of college graduates thought diversity strengthened society, compared with 54% educated to high school level or less."
People with qualifications below A-level are more than twice as likely to support rightwing parties than those with higher qualifications. A person with no educational qualifications has around two times the odds of voting for the Conservatives or Reform UK compared with someone with a university degree or higher. This relationship remains after adjusting for other factors, including financial precarity. In the United States, people with a high school education or lower were twice as likely as college graduates to support Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in 2024. Higher education correlates with greater support for diversity, with marked differences in the UK and US percentages.
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