Being rich and living in tiny town that is far away from any and all effects of the country changing will do that.

It can't be stated just how divorced he is from the rest of the nation. He lives in a mansion in one of the least populated or even remembered states, in a town of barely 30k people, that are nearly all white New Englanders, of which he likely is treated like a King (ha). He is more gated community cultured than even Hollywood mega celebs.