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Title: States of Change: How Demographic Change is Transforming the Replublican and Democratic Parties

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: Demographics are not destiny, but steady and predictable changes to the electorate play an important role in defining the landscape of American politics. Most demographic groups have a political lean, so a group increasing or decreasing in size over time will tend to benefit one party or type of politics over another. The most well-known example is the growth of the nonwhite population in the United States, which—since nonwhites tend to lean heavily Democratic—is typically viewed as tilting the electoral terrain somewhat toward the Democrats over time as well as increasing the weight of nonwhite voters within the Democratic Party over time. But other changes are important, such as the decline of noncollege educated voters, particularly whites; the aging of the adult population; and the rise of new generations to replace older ones. In this report, we will explore the effect of these changes ...

Url: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190701_StatesOfChange2019-report.pdf

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Authors: Griffen, Robert; Frey, William, H; Teixeira, Ruy

Publisher: Center for American Progress

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other, Race and Ethnicity

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