The number of uninsured Americans declined by 8.8 million in 2014, the first year the major insurance reforms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect, according to new federal survey of 98,000 adults released by the U.S. Census Bureau today. Using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) the […] Read more »
Many Republican Polls Are Measuring a Unicorn Electorate
… The first problem with trying to measure the attitudes of a target population of the national Republican primary electorate is that such an electorate does not actually exist in the quite the same way that other electorates do. The presidential nominating process is a dynamic one, with primaries and […] Read more »
‘Brown and Gray’ Dynamics
The demographic revolution transforming the U.S. belongs to the young. That’s the unmistakable message from the latest population estimates that the Census Bureau released late last month. The Census found that along every rung of the generational ladder, the younger the age group, the larger the share of the population […] Read more »
The Mysterious Number of American Citizens
Many Americans believe that someone, somewhere in Washington, must be in charge of tracking who is and who isn’t a citizen of the United States. Apparently, so does the U.S. Supreme Court, which just accepted a voting rights case that turns on the government’s ability to count the number of […] Read more »
In the U.S., diversity is the new majority
A just-released Census Bureau report shows that by 2044, whites will no longer comprise a racial majority in the United States. By then, the nation — like today’s Los Angeles — will be made up of a kaleidoscope of racial groups, including Latinos, blacks, Asians, Native Americans and multiracial Americans. […] Read more »
What’s Ahead for Americans in 2015?
As 2014 ends, the attention of a nation turns to 2015 and how Americans’ attitudes and opinions may change in the months ahead. The political focus in 2015 will inevitably turn away from lame-duck President Barack Obama, and toward the maneuverings of the multitude of politicians who are in one […] Read more »