Gen Z eligible voters reflect the growing racial and ethnic diversity of U.S. electorate
The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.
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The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
In a growing number of U.S. counties, a majority of residents are Hispanic or black, reflecting the nation’s changing demographics.
Americans overwhelmingly are aware of the upcoming 2020 census, and more than eight-in-ten say they definitely or probably will participate.
As of November 2016, an estimated 62 million Millennials were voting-age U.S. citizens – moving closer in number to the 70 million Baby Boomers.
Generation Zers, Millennials and Generation Xers cast 69.6 million votes in 2016, a slight majority of the 137.5 million total votes cast.
Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.
New census data show that 263 counties, cities and other jurisdictions in 29 states will now be required to print election ballots in non-English languages.
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