The Growing Diversity of Black America
The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
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The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
At least 76 of the voting members of the 117th Congress are foreign born or have at least one parent born in another country.
Unified government at the beginning of a president’s first term has been the norm, especially for Democratic presidents.
White eligible voters were somewhat more likely to say they were contacted than Black, Hispanic or English-speaking Asian eligible voters.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.
The number of Black registered voters in Georgia increased the most among all major racial and ethnic groups between 2016 and 2020.
Georgia’s changing electoral makeup has been the focus of renewed attention in the 2020 election cycle.
The coronavirus outbreak inflicted disruptions on 2020 census operations, raising questions about how accurate the decennial count will be.
The share of Black and Latino adults who say they feel angry about the state of the country is now sharply lower than in June.
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