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In reply to the discussion: FACT: GOP voters are overwhelmingly older, whiter, and maler [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)51. Right here.
Democrats remain a majority white party, but four in 10 Democrats are something other than non-Hispanic white. More than one in five Democrats are black, roughly twice the black representation in the adult population.
Racial and Ethnic Groups Gravitate Toward Different Parties
Looked at differently, these party composition patterns reflect major differences in the way Americans in various racial and ethnic groups identify their political affiliation.
Almost two-thirds of blacks identify as Democrats, with most of the rest identifying as independents. Only 5% of blacks nationwide identify as Republicans.
Half of Hispanics identify as independents, although the majority of the rest identify as Democrats. This is despite their high level of approval and strong majority voting support for Democratic President Barack Obama. Relatively few Hispanics (13%) identify as Republicans.
Whites are the most politically diverse of the three major racial and ethnic segments, with between 26% and 38% identifying with one of the three partisan groups. Whites tilt slightly toward being independents or Republicans rather than Democrats. The large white concentration of Republican identifiers, in short, is caused by a dearth of nonwhites self-identifying with the GOP, rather than a monolithic Republican orientation among whites.
Racial and Ethnic Groups Gravitate Toward Different Parties
Looked at differently, these party composition patterns reflect major differences in the way Americans in various racial and ethnic groups identify their political affiliation.
Almost two-thirds of blacks identify as Democrats, with most of the rest identifying as independents. Only 5% of blacks nationwide identify as Republicans.
Half of Hispanics identify as independents, although the majority of the rest identify as Democrats. This is despite their high level of approval and strong majority voting support for Democratic President Barack Obama. Relatively few Hispanics (13%) identify as Republicans.
Whites are the most politically diverse of the three major racial and ethnic segments, with between 26% and 38% identifying with one of the three partisan groups. Whites tilt slightly toward being independents or Republicans rather than Democrats. The large white concentration of Republican identifiers, in short, is caused by a dearth of nonwhites self-identifying with the GOP, rather than a monolithic Republican orientation among whites.
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I dont understand why any older, white DU members would be bothered by that at all
randys1
Jul 2014
#3
Of course not, at the same time stating the obvious about who the rightwing is may not be
randys1
Jul 2014
#17
It is a problem because that dead horse is constantly being beaten around here
Art_from_Ark
Jul 2014
#38
I think these folks are absolutely paranoid about broad brushing. Probably because it's something
Number23
Jul 2014
#35
And apple pie is better with ice cream, but it has nothing to do with what the OP said
randys1
Jul 2014
#8
Which idiot righty said he was afraid that people vote who dont know how serious
randys1
Jul 2014
#32
I contributed to that thread. As a human being, as a woman, as a liberal, I have tried...
Hekate
Jul 2014
#44
What I notice, both in the GOP and in it's omission here, is how Heterosexual the Republican voters
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#41
I'm older, white, and male..I was the liberal from the 60s who would put you to shame..
Sancho
Jul 2014
#43
Okay. Here's another FACT: White people make up a majority of the Democratic base.
Comrade Grumpy
Jul 2014
#50