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0 pointsdragonwriter3y ago0 comments

> the coastal blue populations are the most rapidly aging in the country

No, they aren’t. [0]

> the increasingly red US born Hispanic populations are the most rapidly growing.

The Hispanic population isn’t clearly “increasingly red”. [1] It is also growing slower (between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, 23%) than the Asian (35.5%), American Indian (27.1%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (27.8%) groups, as well as various multiracial groups. [2]

[0] https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/populati...

[1] https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/389093/hispa...

[2] https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/08/improved-race...

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bumby3y ago

While you're not wrong, the strongest interpretation of the OP claim is that they meant growing in absolute numbers. By that measure, Hispanic population grew roughly 3x as much as Asian, 10x more than Native American, and 30x more than Pacific Islander (using your census link).

You're own link seems to indicate that Hispanics are shifting to the away from the Democratic party. (In the article, it says they follow a muted version of national trajectory). While that's not the same as saying they are becoming "increasingly red", it is important to note they may be "increasingly less blue."

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