States With Highest Student Loan Defaults Are Nearly All Republican
Overall, 14 of the 15 states with the highest default rates voted for Trump in the 2024 election.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Newsweek says: Overall, 14 of the 15 states with the highest default rates voted for Trump in the 2024 election.
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- Primary source: Newsweek
- Published: Jul 21, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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