Voting patterns in the 2022 elections from the Pew Research CenterIn the 2022 midterm elections, there were familiar patterns in voting preferences among subgroups. Younger voters, Black voters and those living in urban areas continued to support Democratic candidates while older, White and rural voters backed Republicans.
But the GOP improved its performance in 2022 across most voting subgroups relative to 2018 – due almost entirely to differential partisan turnout. Voters who were more favorable to Republican candidates turned out at higher rates compared with those who typically support Democrats. Shifting preferences among individual voters – though likely consequential in some races – was a much smaller factor in the 2022 midterms compared with turnout.
Nadeem, R. (2023, July 12). 2. Voting patterns in the 2022 elections. Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/07/12/voting-patterns-in-the-2022-elections/