The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Electorate
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
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In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
The Asian population in the U.S. grew 81% from 2000 to 2019, from roughly 10.5 million to a record 18.9 million people.
In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
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Those who have not responded to the census so far are likely to be from groups the census previously has struggled to count accurately.
There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
The outbreak has altered life in the U.S. in many ways, but in key respects it has affected black and Hispanic Americans more than others.
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
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