More Republican demographic death spiral: 'No religion' a plurality among Americans 18-30

[eridani]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/28/1219803/-More-Republican-demographic-death-spiral-No-religion-a-plurality-among-Americans-18-30#




One final note. Both halves of that spiral—the decline in Americans identifying with organized religion and the decline in non-Hispanic whites as a percentage of the population—share two important characteristics:

1.Neither show any sign of slowing down;
2.The rapidly rising, pro-Democratic demographic is turning out to vote at a lower rate than the rest of the nation. That is, while 20% of Americans do not identify with an organized religion, the "nones" makeup only 12% of voters. There is a similar gap between Latino and non-Latino voter turnout.

If and when the rising, pro-Democratic demographic groups start turning out at the same rate as other demographic groups, then the current incarnation of the Republican Party is well and truly finished. I mean, pundits gush over Democratic voter turnout programs, but it's be real for a moment here. Self-identified white Christians made up 57% of the electorate in 2012, even though that same year they only only made up a quickly shrinking 45% of the national population. Generally speaking, it was Republican, not Democratic, demographic groups that turned out at high rates in 2012.

[davidpdx]

1. Interesting

[polichick]

2. "Nothing to kill or die for...

And no religion too."

John Lennon

[Rochester]

3. I wonder why there are so few

of Jews in their 30s. 0.0 percent, really? Not even a tenth of a percent?!

[Rowdyboy]

4. Kinda make you wonder about the poll in general-there are 0.0 percent Jews between 30-40?