Similar patterns in the most recent election in Rhineland-Palatinate. Places that shifted strongly to the AfD have a higher share of workers in manufacturing and with vocational education. In contrast, gains were much smaller in regions with tertiary labor markets & more university graduates.
Julius Kölzer
The AfD performs particularly strongly in parts of rural Baden-Württemberg affected by prospects of manufacturing layoffs (especially in areas reliant on automotive & mechanical engineering industries). Constituencies with higher manufacturing employment show a very strong shift toward the AfDs.
