It’s been three weeks since the election, and experts are still analyzing results, including a shift toward Donald Trump among voters earning under $50,000 dollars annually.

Some of these voters may struggle to put food on the table, and advocates are voicing concerns about potential cuts to federal programs that help people pay for necessities.

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(Spectrum News NY1)

According to a new report by the nonprofit Hunger Free America, New York saw a record 8.4 million visits to food pantries this year. This, on top of the 76% more New Yorkers who struggled to get meals for their families this year, compared to 2021.

Part of the report also points to how Democrats could earn back the trust of their voters by addressing some of these hunger concerns.

Joel Berg, the CEO of Hunger Free America, sat down with Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” Wednesday to talk more about the financial impact of hunger on American families.

“Not only are tens of millions of Americans struggling to pay for basic needs, like food and housing, but the markers of the middle class, being able to buy a first home, to start a small business, to send your kids to college, to save for retirement are slipping away,” Berg said. “It’s a marker of middle-class decline. It really is the canary in the coalmine.”