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How America's 15 Wealthiest Counties Voted in the 2024 Presidential Election - And What That Tells Us

By Michael Schwarz February 25, 2025 at 1:46pm

Income and voting statistics do not lie.

Democrats and their allies, including socialist Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, have spent the first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s second administration squawking about the threat of “oligarchy,” citing in particular the president’s friendship with Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, head of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and richest man in the world.

Oligarchies historically have featured rule by the wealthy few over the less-affluent many. In such cases, the few almost invariably have shared the same basic interest in preventing the many from rising.

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Michael Schwarz

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Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.