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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMore Republican demographic death spiral: 'No religion' a plurality among Americans 18-30
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 spiralthe decline in Americans identifying with organized religion and the decline in non-Hispanic whites as a percentage of the populationshare 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.
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More Republican demographic death spiral: 'No religion' a plurality among Americans 18-30 (Original Post)
eridani
Jul 2013
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davidpdx
(22,000 posts)1. Interesting
polichick
(37,152 posts)2. "Nothing to kill or die for...
And no religion too."
John Lennon
Rochester
(838 posts)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
(22,057 posts)4. Kinda make you wonder about the poll in general-there are 0.0 percent Jews between 30-40?