2021 DSA Survey Shows 4% Blue-Collar Membership and 80% College-Educated Base
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 30
2021 DSA Survey Shows 4% Blue-Collar Membership and 80% College-Educated Base
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 30
Summary
A 2021 Democratic Socialists of America survey found just 4% of members held blue-collar jobs, while 58% worked in professional roles.
More than 80% of members age 25 or older had college degrees, including 35% with graduate or professional degrees, underscoring a highly educated membership base.
The same survey showed the group was 85% non-Hispanic white, with 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian American and 4% Black.
Those figures are cited in a debate over whether DSA-backed candidates can credibly present themselves as champions of the working class while drawing support from a largely professional, educated constituency.