5 areas outside the battlegrounds that show how Trump expanded his coalition: From the Politics Desk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : These five jurisdictions help tell the story of where and how Trump expanded his coalition the most dramatically.
56% : Trump had already made big strides here four years ago, cutting what had been a 25-point loss in 2016 down to 14 points, and this time he outright won it.
52% : But given that the Jewish vote is so small and difficult to measure nationally, Rockland's result raises the possibility that Trump may have had more success with this group than the exit poll captured.
45% : Trump could still change his mind, cautioned three sources familiar with the selection process, who said the decision wouldn't be final until the president-elect makes a formal announcement.
41% : But the president-elect carried Florida by nearly 13 points this year, giving Trump a shot of political capital and at least the perception of leverage.
32% : When Trump ran in 2016, he was crushed in Lawrence, an old mill city on the Merrimack River, by 66 points.
25% : But last week, Loudoun took an unexpected turn back in the GOP's direction, with Trump erasing nearly 10 points from his 2020 deficit.
20% : The Trump campaign sought to channel a backlash over left-wing pro-Palestinian protests into new Jewish support, and while the national exit poll showed no meaningful GOP traction, Rockland's 14-point swing toward Trump suggests there was movement here.
8% : DeSantis does not have to listen to Trump, after the two men saw their relationship fray amid DeSantis' national rise and his failed 2024 presidential campaign.

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