One of the biggest differences between the parties in Congress: a 50-year demographic gap. House Democrats represent an American population mix as it is projected to look about 30 years from now –more heavily Hispanic and Asian American — while House Republicans represent America as it looked about 20 years […] Read more »
White-Out: Where Democrats Lost the House
Republicans have surged to their largest majority in the House of Representatives since before the Great Depression by blunting the Democratic advantage in districts being reshaped by growing racial diversity and consolidating a decisive hold over the seats that are not. Compared with 2009 and 2010, when Democrats last controlled […] Read more »
The GOP’s Control of Congress Is Only Getting Stronger
The new Congress convenes as a House divided, with Democrats and Republicans representing districts marked by towering contrasts along lines of race, education, and age, a Next America analysis shows. … The challenge for House Democrats is their while their voter coalition has proved large enough to carry the popular […] Read more »
Losing the Tea Party Baggage
With the demographic composition of the electorate rapidly changing, what is the best way for Republicans in diverse states to campaign? The election in November of Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado provides a template for the party on how to succeed in a battleground state with two ascendant constituencies: well-educated […] Read more »
The Changing Face of America’s Electorate
… This issue brief identifies what the American electorate is projected to look like in key battleground states during the 2016 elections, and based on those projections, identifies the potential electoral influence of voters of color. This is accomplished by estimating the racial and ethnic makeup of the 2016 voter-eligible […] Read more »
Three-Quarters of Americans Identify as Christian
About three in four Americans interviewed in 2014 name a Christian faith when asked for their religious preference, including 50% who are Protestants or another non-Catholic Christian religion, 24% who are Catholic and 2% who are Mormon. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »