Trump won the popular vote by the fourth smallest margin since 1960. 54% of Americans can’t read past a sixth grade level. Are these two facts directly correlated?

https://infogram.com/untitled-1hnq41on3mjwp23

https://www.crossrivertherapy.com/research/literacy-statistics

Winning the popular vote by a 1.2% margin might be considered a landslide to those who forgot what a real win looks like, but the rest of us know what that really means.

So, is there a direct correlation between those two facts? My answer is a resounding yes.