Great essay that looks at whether the median voter was made worse off by inflation. He says yes. I think it is still uncertain (we don't have 2024 income data yet), but this is a very good, unique approach to the question.
Yes, inflation made the median voter poorer
I began writing this post the morning of Wednesday November 6th 2024 — the morning after the US election, where Donald Trump won a reasonably close yet nonetheless resounding victory over Kamala Harris.
jzmazlish.substack.com