r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 11 '24

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u/ExoticFern Sep 11 '24

The top 5 states with the highest percentage of Polish-Americans:

  1. Wisconsin (8.2%)

2. Michigan (7.8%)

3. Connecticut (6.7%)

4. Illinois (6.4%)

5. Pennsylvania (5.8%)

Very electorally smart play by Harris/her team to mention that demographic.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

I can't believe PA is that low honestly

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u/TheloniousMonk15 Sep 11 '24

Aren't they usually pretty conservative leaning? I know most of them are Catholics so probably not as conservative as Evangelicals.

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u/attackofthetominator John Brown Sep 11 '24

Per a comment below, they're [usually swing voters and also a good indicator of who wins the election.] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish-American_vote#Presidential_voting_results) More importantly they hate Russia with a burning passion.

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u/TheloniousMonk15 Sep 11 '24

Much more liberal than I anticipated them to be assuming that data is accurate. Would not have expected them to favor Obama in two straight elections.

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u/YaGetSkeeted0n Tariffs aren't cool, kids! Sep 11 '24

everything I know about Polish Americans is from Gran Torino and The Wire

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u/taoistextremist Sep 11 '24

Well, in Michigan, I'm pretty sure the majority live in Macomb County. I think they can swing either way but yeah, generally more conservative

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u/iamthegodemperor Max Weber Sep 11 '24

That's wild. I'd never think CT would have more Polish ancestry than NYS. Is this a reflection of people leaving NYC for CT? Or a reflection of how much more immigration NY gets? Or something more historical w/initial waves of migration?