# Polling is broken, right? Or is it the news? Or all of the US?

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**Created:** [November 27, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-is-broken-right-or-is-it-the-news-or-all-of-the-us/993779 "2023-11-27T17:30:18Z")\
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> [@Jas09](#):
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> What if, for example, Harris has weakened marginally with black and hispanic men, but strengthened significantly with white women (of all education levels) relative to Biden 2020?

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> [@Prediction for specific demographic changes compared to 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-for-specific-demographic-changes-compared-to-2020/1009511):
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> Up down for total turnout to which side using 2020 as the baseline. Sources: for [younger voters subgroups](https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/2020-youth-voter-turnout-raceethnicity-and-gender); and [other groupings](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/06/30/behind-bidens-2020-victory/). Younger apparently gets defined as 18 to 29. My short version: Younger voters have an increase in female voter turnout and D preference across all subgroups. Biggest increase in young Black women, increasing from 47 to 55 or even 60%. The younger male vote remains an unchanged total turnout for Latino and Black men (39 and 31%) with a marginal but real improvement to…

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