This article by Ryan Teague Beckwith and Gregory Korte is published by Bloomberg. Here is an excerpt:
Those most likely to vote by mail in 2020 included some demographic groups that voted heavily for Donald Trump, new Census data show, undermining his claim that voting by mail only helps Democrats.
Older and more affluent voters were especially likely to vote by mail in 2020. Almost 54% of voters age 65 and older — who supported Trump by 5 percentage points, according to exit polls — cast votes by mail. Less than 40% of voters under 65 did so.
And 44% of voters making more than $100,000 a year voted by mail, compared to 40% for those making less. Trump won those more affluent voters by 12 points, according to exit polls.
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