In an (un)surprising turn of events, Tesla—Elon Musk’s car company—has faced an outstanding deterioration in stock value. The entire reasoning behind this drop remains unclear, but most signs point to Elon’s yearning for Trump’s approval involvement with politics as the main cause. Since December of 2024—when Elon first began to really interfere with the American government—Tesla’s stocks have dropped by 47%, almost halving in value. As for why Elon’s involvement with Trump and the American government have influenced his stocks, we must first consider who the primary consumers of electric cars—specifically Tesla cars—are. According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, while most states range from housing 1,000 to 500,000 electric vehicles, California, a notoriously Democratic state, houses more than 1 million electric vehicles (Electric Vehicle Registration). Based solely on California—not considering any of the other predominantly Democratic states—it becomes obvious that the primary consumers of electric vehicles, and therefore Teslas, are Democratic citizens. And who do the majority of Democrats—and the majority of the world, if I’m being honest—currently dislike? That’s right, it’s Elon Musk. Once we consider that the primary consumers of Tesla now deeply dislike the owner of the company, the dropping Tesla stocks make a lot more sense.
