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In reply to the discussion: Hey DU Family What Do You Think About This? The Bad News About White People: Romney Won the White [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)44. Well, look at Maine and NH--it's mostly white people up there.
Believe me, I've been through there--you stick out if you're not white.
Same with VT. Even when you factor in the more colorful states of MA/CT/RI, New England is a Very White Place.
In terms of race and ethnicity, White Americans made up 84.9% of New England's population, of which 81.2% were whites of non-Hispanic origin. Black Americans comprised 5.7% of the region's population, of which 5.3% were blacks of non-Hispanic origin. Native Americans made up 0.3% of the population, numbering 37,234. There were just over 500,000 Asian Americans residing in New England at the time of the survey, making up 3.5% of the region's population. There were 158,282 Chinese Americans, constituting 1.1% of the region's total population, and 119,140 Indian Americans (0.8%). Japanese Americans numbered 14,501 (0.1%).
Pacific Islander Americans numbered 4,194, 0.03% of the populace. There were 138 Samoan Americans residing in the region. Multiracial Americans made up 1.8% of New England's population. The largest mixed-race group comprised those of African and European descent; there were 84,143 people of black and white ancestry, making up 0.6% of the population. People of Native American and European American ancestry made up 0.4% of the population, and people of Asian and European heritage 0.3%
.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England
Pacific Islander Americans numbered 4,194, 0.03% of the populace. There were 138 Samoan Americans residing in the region. Multiracial Americans made up 1.8% of New England's population. The largest mixed-race group comprised those of African and European descent; there were 84,143 people of black and white ancestry, making up 0.6% of the population. People of Native American and European American ancestry made up 0.4% of the population, and people of Asian and European heritage 0.3%
They still voted for Obama. So not all white people were voting for the Evil Version of Father Knows Best!
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Hey DU Family What Do You Think About This? The Bad News About White People: Romney Won the White [View all]
HoosierRadical
Nov 2012
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I'm thinking White people who vote Democratic are an minority within the White population...
HoosierRadical
Nov 2012
#20
99,279,344 whites didn't vote for Romney, plus 34,252,066 who voted for Obama
Tigress DEM
Nov 2012
#47
OR... well OVER half the white population DID NOT vote for racist policies.
Tigress DEM
Nov 2012
#48
No middle class or working class person regardless of ethnicity should have voted for Romney...
HoosierRadical
Nov 2012
#22
I don't think it's racist to merely cite exit polls. Is it also racist to point out that
totodeinhere
Nov 2012
#29
You are part of the 40% who didn't fall for the race-baiting BS the GOP was selling...
HoosierRadical
Nov 2012
#23
This old white man didn't vote for Romney and I think those statistics are bull for many areas
Jersey Devil
Nov 2012
#12
Not my family. We all went Obama. Racism is stupid on all levels. Obama's the man we need right now.
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
#19
The good news is that white people are becoming less of the majority every year
treestar
Nov 2012
#25
I think the GOP is in deep shit. The US isn't going to become more white. n/t
gkhouston
Nov 2012
#27
I hear what you're saying but we are not there yet. Whites remain a majority
totodeinhere
Nov 2012
#41
Isn't labeling it Old white people wrong. 40% of whites voted for Obama so....
barbiegeek
Nov 2012
#34
Poppy Bush won it by the same amount in 1988, and won the country in a landslide
Adenoid_Hynkel
Nov 2012
#42