Changing Demographics Tilt Toward Democrats — Eventually

*In mainstream mediaspeak “changing demographics”means more Latinos than ever before. The “eventually” part of the headline and story means our numbers are growing faster than our political power. A fascinating statistic in this story: there will be 2.6 million more people living in the United States next November than there are today. By this time next year Latinos will grow from 17.6 percent of the population to 17.9 percent. The follow-up is how many of those are voting-age citizens, and how many will register and vote? VL

By Dante Chinni, NBC News

When Americans go to the polls on Election Day next November, the United States will be a different place: The population will be a little less white, a bit more Hispanic and slightly more Asian. It will also be a little bit older as the Baby Boom generation continues its march from the workforce toward retirement.

All these changes will play a role in defining the 2016 election because they will alter the contours of the electorate. Each of those demographic slices brings with it different political attitudes and perceptions – leftward and rightward leanings – that manifest themselves at the ballot box.

The shifts over the next year may not be decisive on their own, but they are part of the complicated math problem that defines who we are as a nation and who we are becoming. Adding births and immigration inflows and subtracting deaths and emigration outflows provides a glimpse at the changing face of America.

Small Numbers, Big Changes

In total, there will be 2.6 million more people living in the United States next November than there are today, according to the estimates from the U.S. Census. And all the main racial and ethnic groups will see growth, but that growth will not be distributed evenly.

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