Ethnic minorities are using this right to an extent since voting turnout rates increased between 2004-2008. For example, black turnout rate increased from 60% to 65% and Hispanic's increased from 47& to 49%. Political representation amongst ethnic group is also at its highest ever. Barack Obama, the USA's first minority president, was elected in 2008. Minorities are also more represented in congress than ever before with black representation increasing from 42 to 44 and Hispanic representation increasing from 28
Franklin Township Needs Assessment Elyse Kocylowskyi October 8, 2012 Franklin Township, NJ Franklin Township is the most populated municipality of Somerset County, containing 62,300 people, with a population density of 1,350 persons per square mile (Brandstetter, 2010). Franklin Township, to be hereafter called Franklin, not only has the largest population, it also has the fastest growing – with a rate 2.4 times higher than any other municipality, accounting for 43.9% of the total population growth in Somerset County between 2000 and 2010 (NJSDC, 2011). Money Magazine’s ranking of the ‘one-hundred best places to live’ in the US listed Franklin as the fifth best place to live in 2008, and the twenty-fifth best place to live for
Texas seems to be a big states based on its population compared to the USA’s a whole with the difference of 28, 785, 484. The population listed as white only is 44.5% over USA 63.0% which makes Texas a diverse place when it comes race. The number of person per square miles in Texas (96.3) is higher than USA as a whole (87.4) with a difference 8.7. Maryland Vs. Texas. Texas is a bigger state than Maryland with a population difference of 20,174, 640.
Though Al Gore won the popular vote by 48.4% Bush won the votes of the Electoral College which resulted in him winning the Presidential election. Another example that presents Electoral Colleges distorted nature is the 1996 election in which Bill Clinton achieved 49% of the popular vote and went on to achieve 70% of the Electoral College vote. However, this is a weak argument as prior to this election it never occurred that a running candidate had more Electoral College votes without gaining the majority of votes in the national popular vote. A national popular vote would allow democracy to function in its most pure form by selecting the President based on the national popular
The Populist Party was formed in 1889, and was predominantly supported by farmers in the south and west of America. Many argue that following the demise of the party, they left behind a legacy that influenced both the Democrats and Republicans in years to come. Even though the Populist Party lost the 1896, it was a huge success for the party. During the 1892 elections James Weaver secured just over 1,000,000 votes, which are 22 electoral votes. In the 1896 election, the success rate was much higher.
In fact, President Bush has named the more Asian Americans to top federal positions than any other President. However, Elaine Chao symbolizes a constant dilemma for the Asian American community. On the one hand, most of us are very proud that she is the first Asian American woman to be a cabinet Secretary. She hopefully represents the growing political power of the Asian American community and a sign that perhaps both political parties will not take us for granted any longer. On the other hand, she's a Republican whereas about two-thirds of all Asian Americans who are registered to vote are Democrats.
TCC-History 1493 Online-Final Exam Study Guide-Chapters 28-31 1. Causes of John F. Kennedy’s victory in 1960 JFK was basically born into politics, with a father who served as the ambassador to Great Britain. Kennedy's choice of Lyndon Johnson as his running mate carried most of the Southern vote. Also, a rise in unemployment favored the Democrats. The African American voters helped offset the 52 percent of white votes for Nixon.
The first example of this is the rich, wealthy and business like people. They support republicans by donating money towards the republican party for the presidential candidates to have a successful and effective campaign. Many influential republican donors are based in New York, such people like Kenneth G. Langone, a billionaire Home Depot founder who supports the campaign of Republican governor Chris Christie of New Jersey run for president. Such people will get certain deals and are linked to the party, they donate their money in order to get low tax which is a tradition for the Republicans. Meaning more middle class (who more or less support Democrats) people pay higher taxes, while richer people save their money.
As of 2010, with the total population of the United States at 310.2 million individuals, White Non-Hispanic Americans are 64.7 percent of the United States population. While the second largest racial group in America is Hispanics with 16 percent of the population. According to the trends, the population is estimated to be at about 439 million in the year 2050. That's quite a rise in the population in the next 40 years (129 million) and who knows the impact it will have on our economy and job availability. It is also estimated that White Non-Hispanic Americans will be less than half the population at this point with 46.3 percent of the population being that race.
Please Note: What about geographical differences in regard to poverty?Although still majority white (79%), the population on Long Island has been becoming steadily more diverse over the last two decades, with a greater proportion of black, Hispanic and Asian populations in particular. Hispanics are the largest minority population at 12.6%. This reflects the national trend toward greater diversity and growth of Hispanic and Asian populations. Nassau County is notably more diverse than Suffolk County (74.3% vs. 83.6%), although Suffolk has a higher percentage of Hispanics (13% vs. 12.1%). The median household income in the region is significantly higher than the national average, and is substantially higher in Suffolk County than Nassau County ($85,994 vs. $76,847).