Posts Tagged ‘Demographics’
The Most Complete Picture Yet of America’s Changing Electorate
Republicans and Democrats have amassed divergent coalitions that will make coming elections especially competitive—and bitter. Ronald Brownstein | July 1, 2021 Can big data explain the passion and vitriol of American politics? Like almost everything else in modern life, the choices are multiplying for analysts looking to understand how the key groups in American society divide…
Read MoreBiden is getting a big bounce with Hispanics
Harry Enten | May 29, 2021 Hispanic voters were one of President Joe Biden’s biggest weaknesses in the 2020 election. Although sources differ on his exact margin, Biden’s advantage with Hispanics was the worst for a Democratic presidential nominee since 2004 — even as he had the strongest performance overall for a Democrat since 2008. A look…
Read MoreAsian American voters could decide the Georgia Senate runoffs
Asian American voters in the state made a difference in November’s general election — and they could do so again. Li Zhou | December 30, 2020 James Woo, a 35-year-old marketing manager based in Peachtree Corners, has seen Georgia’s Asian American community change a lot since he moved there in middle school. “Growing up here, there…
Read MoreWhy Democrats need Latino voters in Georgia’s Senate runoffs
“We’re trying to normalize that Georgia is no longer black and white.” Nicole Narea | December 29, 2020 The Georgia Senate runoff elections on January 5 will determine which party controls the Senate — and the future of President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda. Latino voters could represent an important, if overlooked, coalition in that race that could push…
Read MorePreliminary data suggests Latina voter turnout surged in key battleground states
Some organizers believe Latinas may be the ones to help deliver Arizona for Biden, and Latinas in Florida and Texas broke in significant numbers for Trump. Chabeli Carrazana, Barbara Rodriguez | November 5, 2020 With early election results rolling in, it appears the upswing in Latinx voter turnout that political operatives were eyeing came to fruition…
Read MoreHigher Arab American turnout in 2020 could have helped Biden win Michigan, while Black voters and other young voters of color led the way in the battleground state
Azmi Haroun | November 4, 2020 Initial reports point to Arab American and Black voters as crucial to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state of Michigan. Early polling and initial exit polling from the Arab American Institute and the Council on American-Islamic Relations suggest that Arab American and Muslim voters voted in higher numbers this…
Read MoreAsian Americans could be tiebreakers in key swing states, survey and early voting results show
About a third of all AAPI voters live in the 10 most competitive states. More politically engaged than four years ago, they have an outsize influence on the election. Claire Wang | October 30, 2020 Asian American and Pacific Islanders could provide the margin of victory in the country’s 10 most contested states, which are…
Read MoreThe aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests — where do they stand now?
A look back at the arrests made during the protests, with only a few days until election day to go. Austa Somvichian-Clausen | October 29, 2020 Story at a glance This summer was marked by historic nationwide protests against racially charged police violence. In the first two weeks of Black Lives Matter protests more than 17,000…
Read MoreMillennials and seniors are spurning Trump. Here’s why middle-aged voters are sticking with him.
Alex Roarty | September 14, 2020 Generation Z loathes him. Millennials overwhelmingly back his opponent. And even once-supportive seniors have turned away. As his turbulent re-election bid enters its final phase, President Donald Trump has been hindered by lackluster approval from most generations of voters — with one important exception. In poll after poll of…
Read MoreResearch shows just how much more power White voters wield in local politics
That’s true even when Blacks and Latinos are in the majority By Jesse H. Rhodes, Brian F. Schaffner and Raymond J. La Raja | September 3, 2020 Around the nation, residents in communities large and small have been protesting police violence and systemic racism. The scale of the protests is staggering. Today’s Black Lives Matter movement may…
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