Questions tagged [demographics]
Information about a given population. Use this tag to discuss population statistics
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How much of Democrats' advantage with young voters is because of race/ethnicity?
Democrats in the United States have done better with young voters than in the past, and that gap appears to be widening. However, data suggests that some (though not all) of that gap is because of ...
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Do candidates with Hispanic/Asian sounding surnames get extra Democratic support in low-information non-partisan state/local US elections?
It is well known that there are partisan differences in different racial groups in the United States. There are also smaller differences in how men and women tend to vote. White Americans favor ...
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Is the US age gap of voting behaviour unprecedented, and will it lead to a drastic shift of the political mainstream in foreseeable future?
According to the Pew Research center, young people in the USA leaned heavily towards voting for Democrats in the 2018 election.
Notable are not only the 2018's (Compared to because of its historic ...
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What racial classifications systems are used for affirmative action in the Republic of South Africa?
Affirmative Action, in the context of race, ethnicity, etc. can cover a variety of measures such as
simple non-discrimination (depending on definitions this might not be classed as "affirmative ...
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What was the international reaction (political level) to ethnic cleansing in Bhutan?
There is very little information on Wikipedia about ethnic cleansing in Bhutan. It is also connected to Gross National Happiness concept:
GNH has been described by critics as a propaganda tool used ...
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What's the youngest age when someone joined a political party in the UK?
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Annunziata Rees-Mogg joined the Conservative Party, at the age of five, in 1984.
So is this a record, or are are even younger examples?
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Why did incumbent House Democrats seem to outperform Biden among Hispanics?
It has come to my attention that Biden has underperformed Democrats' usual margins with Hispanic voters. He won their votes (as a group, remember: Hispanics are not a monolith and come from different ...
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Has the increased ability of Chinese citizens to travel led to an increased demand for political reform?
According to this article, which presents data from the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute & the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, annual Chinese overseas visits have increased by ...
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Why are Democrats relatively strong with rural areas in Michigan and Wisconsin?
People have wondered why Democrats are generally so strong in Vermont despite the state's history and having hostile demographics for Democrats. I found something interesting though less extreme, and ...
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