Most Diverse Election in History
The 2008 presidential election was the most racially and ethnically diverse in U.S. history, with nearly one-in-four votes cast by non-whites.
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The 2008 presidential election was the most racially and ethnically diverse in U.S. history, with nearly one-in-four votes cast by non-whites.
Just about every teen — ages 12-17 — plays computer, web, portable or console video games.
Most parents say they always or sometimes know what video games their children play.
Roughly half of Americans know that Chief Justice Roberts is considered to be a conservative.
The U.S. military continues to get high marks from a large majority of Americans across the political spectrum.
A quarter of Obama voters who use the internet posted political material online.
The number of Americans using the internet to get political news has more than doubled since the 2000 election.
Slightly more than a quarter of Catholics think Notre Dame was wrong to invite the president to speak at its commencement; half think it was the right decision.
A third of all immigrants living in the U.S. are from Mexico.
About 11% of now living persons born in Mexico is currently living in the U.S.
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