Populism, and the Stereotypical Trump Supporter (Part 1)

Alex Z
13 min readAug 23, 2020
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8.23.2020

We often conceive the stereotypical Trump supporter to be someone having the following traits––white, male, Christian, living in the Rust Belt, working-class or yeoman, and lacking a high level of education. Labels such as “white nationalist,” “populist,” “redneck,” “racist,” “fascist,” are frequently used to describe the stereotypical Trump supporter.

Alex Z

Undergrad student at Sciences Po Paris and Columbia University. Sapere aude!