Pew: White majority over, next generation more than 50% non-white

[Jesus Malverde]

For the first time in American history, non-whites will make up half or more of the next generation, likely pushing Washington toward a bigger government — and the GOP better tone down their anti-government rhetoric if they want to win them, according to a top polling outfit.

At a briefing for congressional aides hosted by the moderate Republican Ripon Society, Pew Research Vice President Michael Dimock said that the trend among younger Americans is support for government programs and acceptance of Democratic Party policies.

“Their tendency is more liberal, their tendency is bigger government,” he said of so-called “millennials” born between 1979 and 1995. They will likely set the trend for the still-unnamed next generation.

“This is a generation that is 41 percent non-white; the generation behind it is likely to be close to 50 if not more than 50 percent non-white, and the anti-government kind of tone is one that really doesn’t resonate with that non-white sector in particular,” said Dimock at the Ripon retreat.

His advice to the GOP: “Try to take as much of the anti-government rhetoric out.”

Pollster John Zogby, who has dubbed millennials First Globals in his new book, said those born after 1979 already number 75 million and will grow to become bigger than the 78-million strong Baby Boom generation, and that should be good for Democrats.

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[AverageJoe90]

1. Interesting, TBH.

The world is changing.....whether the Teabaggers like it or not.

[shaayecanaan]

2. They've been saying this for fifty years

Just wait till those hippy beatniks come of age. The problem is by the time those hippies turn 70 they are no longer hippies.

Also worth bearing in mind that the more liberal bastions of the country tend to be those with high numbers of whites:-

http://www.censusscope.org/us/map_nhwhite.html

[yeoman6987]

3. This has always made me wonder

Why do we need to change Social Security then? Why is everyone so worried about Social Security running out of money. Sure the Baby Boomers are large, but this next generation is even larger so after paying the Baby Boomers, a smaller Generation X follows and then a bigger generation. It doesn't make sense that we need to do anything (other than making Social Security more attractive) with so many coming up the age ladder.

[HereSince1628]

9. Why change it? Because it's a huge pile of capital

The yield on t-bills hasn't ever come close to meeting the desires of the Wall St types. They want the money out of relatively secure bonds and in the stock market where according to capitalist theory it can be used to make more money...for them.

[daybranch]

8. You have it all wrong. The millenials have personally witnessed the destruction of the economy

They are not like the hippies who had heard of the great depression but never lived through the great recession as millenials are doing now.
The lessons they are internalizing are the same lessons that made Keynesian economics a dominant force for 80 years and will return it to the prominence it earned.
They will of course get a little less progressive but only after we move the center further left than it has ever been before.
These are bright young people who in spite of declining standards in public education and conservative dominated mass media have found much truth for themselves. I do not know how they know what they do but I am glad they do.

[davidn3600]

4. Hopefully there will come a day when no one cares about racial percentages

I don't like studies like this because it makes a lot of people look at race in an adversarial way...like its some sort of competition to be the majority.

Too bad our civilization hasnt developed to a point where we can look at statistics like this and not give a shit what race people are.

[CreekDog]

12. yes, you don't see color do you?

[newfie11]

5. Good

But it still won't stop prejudice. My only hope is more whites will finally become friends with people of color and see they are just alike under the skin.

[Recursion]

6. About damn time.

Hell, I'm white. I think white people have done some cool shit. But it's time we remove the notion that America is "white". It's not. It never has been. But this is one more barrier to that understanding being removed.

[mdbl]

7. Hopefully, this means the end of the racists generation

I thought the 60's and 70's would usher out most of the racism. The kkk and other groups like them were far on the fringe. I never saw things like the Raygun revolution and the tea party coming! I welcome the decline in this type of behavior again and hope the new generation will get passed it even further. How many times can you beat a lame horse before you kill it?

[santroy79]

10. Sorry but it means nothing

More people today believe in Democratic Party policies but people dont show up to vote.

More people dont give a shit then do. It sucks but its the truth

[frylock]

13. that's because the dems suck at messaging..

always have and always will. they're stuck in the past playing a gentlemen's game while the repubs repeatedly kick them in the balls.

[DaveJ]

11. Nice

Even though it's not my line of work, I'm not going to minimize or invalidate this research. It's what they do, they probably pour their heart and soul into segregating people into categories, with no ill intentions.... I like how different cultures in America assimilate and learn from one another. I'm in the category they call "Gen-X" and I'm white, and I wish this had happened sooner. I'd rather be considered one of many colors instead of what was considered just the norm for centuries.