5. The Whites
The population that is white has been
going down dramatically. The white
population that makes up the electorate
has gone down to 34 percent in this
past election which it was 46 percent in
1972.
6. Hispanics
Out of Hispanics 58 percent think that the
government should do more economically.
This past election Hispanics made up 10
percent of the electorate which was the first
year that they made up double digits of the
electorate. Obama won 71 percent of the
Hispanics while Romney only won 27
percent. This was a deciding factor in the
2012 election and will be in coming
elections. Hispanics are tending to become
more Democratic.
7. States With Greatest Hispanic
Population
New Mexico, Arizona, California, Illinois,
New York, Florida, Georgia, Colorado,
New Jersey, and Texas
Obama won all of the above states
except Georgia, Arizona, and Texas who
still remain predominately Republican
states.
8. Blacks
Out of the Black population 73 percent
think that government should do more
(economically). In the 2012 blacks made
up 13 percent of the electorate. Out of
this 13 percent 93 percent of them voted
democrat and 6 percent republican. The
democrat since 1980 has always won
the black votes.
9. Men
Men make up 47 percent of electorate.
Out of this 47 percent of them voted
democrat and 52 percent voted
republican in the 2012 election. Since
the 1980s men usually vote more
Republican but usually pretty close.
10. Women
In the 2012 election 53 percent of the
people were women. 55 percent of them
voted democrat and 44 percent voted
republican. In the past 6 elections
women have voted more democrat
which before that they voted more
republican.
