States of Change: The Demographic Evolution of the American Electorate, 1974–2060

This report documents and analyzes the challenges to democracy posed by the rapid demographic evolution from the 1970s to 2060, projects the race-ethnic composition of every state to 2060, and promotes discussion on America's demographic future and its implications for political parties and policy.

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The research method used in the report involves a multistate cohort component methodology that projects race- and age-specific populations for each state to 2060 based on domestic migration, international migration, fertility, and mortality rates. The projections are based on modeling that incorporates data from the American Community Survey and the Census' National Population Projections.

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The report examines the demographic evolution of the American electorate from 1974 to 2060, focusing on the rise of majority-minority states, the diversification of eligible voters, and the lagged diversification of actual voters. It also explores the generational shifts, the superdiversification of America's children, the graying of America, the diversification of the gray, the decline of the white working class, the rise of white college graduates, and the rise of the unmarried electorate.

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Categories: 2060_time_horizon | 2060s_time_horizon | English publication language | actual voters | aging population | american electorate | children diversity | demographic evolution | demography | eligible voters | generational shifts | majority-minority states | migration | politics | unmarried electorate | urbanization | urbanization and migration | white college graduates | white working class