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Decoder Wire Black voter turnout up, but Dems can't take 'Obama effect' for granted
A new study signals that black voter turnout is up, but analysts say that Democrats can't assume the trend will last beyond the 'Obama effect.' Moreover, Republicans are reaching out to minorities.
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USA Update In a first, black voter turnout surpassed white turnout in 2012
High black voter turnout, plus a lower turnout from white voters, gave President Obama the edge in swing states and a victory in 2012, signaling the importance of minority voters going forward.
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Hispanic immigration to US has peaked, Asian immigration is rising
For the first time in 101 years, Hispanic immigration last year was topped by immigrants from Asia. The number of illegal Hispanic immigrants continued to decline in 2011.
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Census report finds 'pulse in the urban core' of America
With Hispanics and young whites leading the influx, US cities of 5 million or more residents saw the population of their inner cores increase 13 percent in the last decade, the Census reported.
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White births in US no longer a majority
White births in the US have been surpassed by racial and ethnic minorities, according to newest Census data.
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Census finds 1 in 8 Americans are seniors – an all-time high
Newly released 2010 Census figures show that seniors make up a larger share of the American population than ever before. The trend will only gain steam in the years ahead.
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Homeownership: biggest fall since Depression
Homeownership rate falls from 66.2 percent to 65.1 percent in the past decade. Homeownership gap between whites and blacks is biggest since 1960.
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Poverty rate rises, especially for Hispanics
Hispanics saw one of the sharpest rises in poverty rate, with more than 1 in 4 now living below the poverty line. That's more than double the poverty rate for non-Hispanic whites.
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South bears the brunt of America's rising poverty rate
Poverty rate rose faster in the South than anywhere else. Behind the raise in poverty rate: inmigration of minorities and reliance on jobs in industries hit hard by the recession.
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Census: Segregation hits 100-year lows in most American metro areas
New Census figures released Tuesday shows that 75 percent of US metro areas – most of them in the South and West – saw racial segregation drop to levels not seen for more than a century.
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Arizona immigration law and illegal immigrants: state of extremes
Where lawmen Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday mowed down outlaws at the O.K. Corral, Arizona immigration law brings its modern brand of western justice to the issue of illegal immigrants.
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More Americans on the move: why that's a good thing
More Americans moved last year than in 2008, according to the Census Bureau, suggesting that the economy is improving. But the mobility rate is still at historic lows.
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Ready for the 2010 census? Forms start arriving today
Start checking your mailbox as mail delivery of the 2010 census begins today
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GOP weakened by demographic, political forces
Experts say changing geographic and demographic trends are further endangering an already-beleaguered Republican party.
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What's in a name? Ask José and Muhammad
Demographic data confirm the world is changing, but in unexpected ways
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Housing slump rekindles old notion of putting down roots
Americans are moving less than at any time since 1948. Many are just waiting to relocate, but some may be embracing a new era of nesting.
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10 ways the new economy will look different
From the rise of the tightwad to the decline of the Sun Belt, American values and industries will be reinvented as the nation comes out of the worst recession since the 1930s.
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