WASHINGTON POST COLUMN: … 1) The rise of minorities — and decline of whites . In 1980, 80 percent of the U.S. population was white. Now, that’s 63 percent; by 2060, it’s projected to be about 44 percent. Meanwhile, Hispanics have gone from 6 percent in 1980 to 17 percent and are projected to reach 29 percent by 2060. Asian Americans (and “others”) are expected to double from 8 percent now to 15 percent by 2060. The proportion of African Americans, now 12 to 13 percent, is estimated to stay stable…
3) Generational shifts. These are inevitable, of course. The World War II generation is mostly gone (it’s 1 percent of the population). And baby boomers, born from 1946 to 1964, no longer dominate. They’re 24 percent of today’s population, slightly behind “millennials,” born from 1981 to 2000, at 27 percent, and slightly ahead of Generation X, born from 1965 to 1980, at 21 percent…
5) The gap between voters and the population. In 2012, slightly more than one-fourth of voters were minorities — well below their population share of about 37 percent. The reasons are clear. Many immigrants aren’t eligible to vote, either because they’re children or not citizens. Also, turnout is low among eligible voters. With time, this gap should close… (more)
Hispanics are not a race, many are white in appearance, some are black, some are brown.
These breakdowns of U.S. demographics are meaningless. Also the classification of people being born up to year 1964 as being baby boomers is also meaningless.
I was born in 1961 and I can assure you I have nothing in common with someone born in 1946. I never heard Obama being described as a baby boomer President. ‘W’ was, Obama was NOT.
The only reason I voted for Obama was he was the first NONBABYBOOMER I could ever vote for.