Democrats and Republicans Aren't Just Divided. They Live in Different Worlds.
A major report by the WSJ, yes, "Murdoch evil empire"
Will try to post all the graphs. Perhaps should be in GD, but will start here.
The two parties represent radically different slices of the American economy.
America’s political polarization is almost complete. Its two main political parties increasingly represent two different economies. And they barely overlap.
Democrats can be found in educated cities and suburbs where professional jobs are plentiful. Republicans live in working-class and rural communities, home to agriculture and low-skill manufacturing.
Let’s look at GDP, or the value of goods and services produced, to understand how the two parties are divided. These days, Democratic House districts are doing substantially better: Two-thirds of the nation’s GDP comes from those areas, with Republican districts making up the rest.
Share of real GDP, by congressional district in 2018
(Cannot transfer the label, the blue is 63.6%, the red - 36.4%)
You can see the change most dramatically by looking at House districts ranked by their contribution to GDP. A decade ago, Democrats represented House districts with both the most and least economic output.
Today, the picture is very different. Democrats are even more dominant among high-producing districts, while Republicans now represent more of those with the least economic activity.
The solid line is 2008, the dots are 2018
Also, at the bottom, the Paycheck Picture: Household income tells a similar story. A decade ago, median household income was about the same for each party. Since then, it has jumped nearly 17% in Democratic districts while falling 3% in Republican ones.
What is Behind the Splits, the report asks:
(In case it is hard to read the text)
Blue Industries
Democrats represent districts with the biggest clusters of professional jobs. That includes tech hubs around Silicon Valley and Boston. Nearly three quarters of jobs in digital or professional industries are in Democratic districts.
Red Industries
Republican districts, by contrast, hold growing shares of the nation’s agriculture, mining and low-skill manufacturing jobs, many of which do not require a college degree, have lower pay and are more exposed to overseas competition.
Look at the data another way—these two charts show where industries cluster—and the pattern becomes even clearer.
Low-skill manufacturing has a strong presence in Republican districts, particularly in more rural communities scattered across the country, from Arizona to Wisconsin.
Again, solid line 2008, dots 2018
Also at the bottom of the graph:
Location, Location, Location
The two parties represent different parts of the economy, in large part because they represent different kinds of places.
Once, the parties were geographically intertwined. But in 2010, the ‘tea party’ election wiped out Democrats in rural and working-class districts across the Midwest and Southeast. The 2018 midterms ousted Republicans from many suburbs.
The Education Divide
People with college degrees are more concentrated in Democratic districts than in Republican districts.
Why does this matter?
“When folks have less in common with one another, it’s hard to expect that they’re going to see the problem the same way,” said Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, “let alone recognize that a problem exists.”
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/red-economy-blue-economy (paid subscription)
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Our side has ignored hate radio for decades & we still do. 
I just don't get the blinders dem leadership & major dem orgs have to the impact of hate radio.
