Dejados atrás: por qué los demócratas perdieron a la clase trabajadora

• Sebastián Royo ^[1]
  1. [1] Clark University

     Clark University

     City of Worcester, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: REIS: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, ISSN 0210-5233, Nº 196, 2026 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Amenazas y retos para las democracias contemporáneas), págs. 97-114
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.5477/cis/reis.196.97-114
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Left behind: why democrats lost the working class
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  • español

    La victoria de Donald Trump y del Partido Republicano en las elecciones presidenciales de noviembre de 2024 en Estados Unidos se ha sustentado en el apoyo de una nueva coalición electoral de la que ha sido parte un sector de la clase trabajadora, que tradicionalmente apoyaba al Partido Demócrata. Este artículo analiza las razones que han llevado a un sector de la clase trabajadora a abandonar al Partido Demócrata. Muestra que ese abandono ha sido un proceso de décadas y consecuencia del impacto en la clase trabajadora industrial de cambios estructurales en la economía, que llevaron al partido a tratar de ampliar su base electoral y atraer a otros votantes, particularmente los graduados universitarios que han empujado al partido a adoptar políticas que han alienado a un sector de la clase trabajadora.

  • English

    The victory of Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the November 2024 presidential elections in the United States rested on the support of a new electoral coalition that included a segment of the working class, which had traditionally supported the Democratic Party. This article analyzes the reasons behind the defection of the working class from the Democratic Party. It shows that this realignment has been a decades-long process resulting from the impact of structural changes in the economy on the industrial working class. These changes led the party to broaden its electoral base and attract other voters, particularly college graduates, who have pushed it to adopt policies that have alienated segments of the working class.

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