Key findings about multiracial identity in the U.S. as Harris becomes vice presidential nominee
Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
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Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
In every U.S. presidential election dating back to 1984, women reported having turned out to vote at slightly higher rates than men.
The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year.
More than half of foreign-born Latinos describe themselves using the name of their origin country, versus 39% among U.S.-born adult children of immigrants.
In the third quarter of 2020, about 28.6 million Baby Boomers reported that they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
Half of U.S. adults say colleges and universities that brought students back to campus made the right decision, while 48% say they did not.
Overall readiness to respond to the census has inched up since earlier this year, even as some key hard-to-count groups remain less enthusiastic than others.
Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
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