Race &

Ethnicity
What is Race & Ethnicity?

Race: The Census Bureau Ethnicity A socially defined

defines race as a person’s self- category based on common
identification with one or more language, nationality, history or
social groups. An individual can another cultural factor.
report as White, Black or
African American, Asian,
American Indian etc.
Influences
A common political culture by no means suggests that all Americans think
alike. Some are conservative and tend to vote REPUBLICAN. Some are
liberal and tend to vote DEMOCRATIC. Some have more negative attitudes
toward public officials than do others. These attitudes determine how
Americans participate, whom they vote for, and what political parties they
support. Many factors — including family, gender, religion, race and
ethnicity, and region — all contribute to American political attitudes and
behavior.
In voting affiliation voters consider
such,...
Race is the biggest factor (aside from party identification and
political ideology) when it comes to approval of President
Obama. Between gender, different age groups, religions,
income levels, education, geography and community type, no
gap in approval was as wide as the ones between whites and
blacks. Looking back to our pre-election 2008 poll in which
Obama led John McCain by 28 points among likely voters under
the age of 30, he led by 8 points among whites and by 86 points
among blacks. According to exit polls, Obama won young white
voters by 4 points in 2008, and black young voters by 90.
In 2008 A racial divide in support of Congress can be seen
as well; 26 percent of whites and 56 percent of blacks give
positive approval ratings to Congressional Democrats.
Republican lawmakers experience a smaller racial gap,
with 25 percent of whites approving of Republican
members of Congress and 14 percent of blacks feeling the
same way.
 clinton trump other/no answer

white 37% 57% 6%

71%

black 89% 8% 3%
12%

latino 66% 28% 6%

11%

asian 65% 27% 8%

4%

other race 56% 36% 8%

3%
Trends in - The balance of partisan affiliation – and the
combined measure of partisan identification
party and leaning – has not changed substantially
affiliation over the past two decades. However,
Democrats hold a slightly larger edge in leaned
among party identification over Republicans now than
demographic in 2016 or 2015.
- Research Center surveys conducted in 2017,
groups 37% of registered voters identified as
independents, 33% as Democrats and 26% as
Republicans. When the partisan leanings of
independents are taken into account, 50%
either identify as Democrats
Who has the
upper hand?
Democrats hold slightly
wider edge in leaned
party affiliation than in
2015-2016.

Blue represents:
democrats

Red represents: GOP

 Who has upper hand in
democratic party? MEN or
WOMEN?

Wide gender gap in partisanship:

- Research Center surveys,

women are significantly more
likely than men to associate
with the Democratic Party.
- 56% of women affiliate with
or lean toward the Democratic
Party, compared with 44% of
men.
 Race and Ethnicity took major role in
partisan political parties...
-There are sizable and long-standing racial and ethnic differences in partisan affiliation.

-White voters continue to be somewhat more likely to affiliate with or lean toward the
Republican Party than the Democratic Party (51% to 43%).

-Since 2010, white voters have been more likely to align with the GOP than with the
Democrats.

-By contrast, African American voters remain overwhelmingly Democratic: 84% identify
with or lean toward the Democratic Party. Just 8% of black voters identify in some way with
the Republican Party.

-Not just race and ethnicity take part in partisan but also educational gap in partisan also
plays the major role in voting affiliation.
Who will have more chances for the
next presidency?
- Likely to run: Joe Biden, Steve Bullock, Seth
Moulton (all white)
- Might run: Stacey Abrams (african american
women), Michael Bennett (white), Bill de blasio.
Work cited page
https://www.cnn.com/election/2016/results/exit-polls

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37920950/who-
voted-for-trump-not-young-people-say-exit-polls

https://www.people-press.org/2018/03/20/1-trends-in-
party-affiliation-among-demographic-groups/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/20
20-presidential-candidates.html