Demographic Keys to the 2008 Election
This November could bring to fruition many demographic trends that are decisively reshaping the political landscape of the United States. A new book from Brookings Press, Red, Blue and Purple America:...
View ArticleA Demographic Breakthrough for Democrats
By William H. Frey, Ruy TeixeiraBarack Obama’s victory on Tuesday night was a truly historic event, coming 43 years after Congress enacted a Voting Rights Act to end the disenfranchisement of...
View ArticleThe Disappearing American Voter
By Ruy TeixeiraThe right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy. To millions around the world who have fought for that right, it is considered a privilege. Yet the magnitude of nonvoting in America is...
View ArticleAmerica’s New Swing Region
By Ruy TeixeiraThe Mountain West—Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah—has become the new swing region in American politics. All signs point to these states, especially Colorado,...
View ArticleAmerica’s electoral future: How changing demographics could impact...
By William H. Frey, Ruy Teixeira, Rob GriffinThe States of Change: Demographics and Democracy project is a collaboration supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation that brings together the...
View ArticleStates of Change: Demographic Shifts, Representation Gaps, and America’s Future
By Rob Griffin, William H. Frey, Ruy TeixeiraIn the past four decades, the United States has undergone significant demographic changes. Immigration patterns have altered our racial composition, medical...
View ArticleAmerica’s Electoral Future
By Rob Griffin, Ruy Teixeira, William H. FreyThe recent elections of Donald Trump and Barack Obama were influenced in no small measure by shifts in the nation’s underlying demographic structure—the...
View ArticleStates of change: How demographic change is transforming the Republican and...
By Rob Griffin, William H. Frey, Ruy TeixeiraDemographics are not destiny, but steady and predictable changes to the electorate play an important role in defining the landscape of American politics....
View ArticleAmerica’s electoral future: The coming generational transformation
By Rob Griffin, William H. Frey, Ruy Teixeira Demographics are not destiny, but steady and predictable changes to the electorate play an important role in defining the landscape of American politics....
View ArticleBlue metros, red states: The fight for the suburbs
Democratic-leaning urban areas in states that otherwise vote Republican is an increasingly important phenomenon that will shape American politics for decades to come. The tensions between blue metros...
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