Why GOP won: Shifting white votes hurt Democrats

AP ^ | November 6, 2014 | By JENNIFER AGIESTA and JESSE J. HOLLAND

[kabar]

Here’s a quote from an article I found: “More than one-in-five voters this cycle – 21 percent of the electorate — was an unmarried woman, and a majority — 60 to 38 percent – voted for Democrats. “

Minority women vote overwhelming for the Dems as the graphs I provided show. In 2012 Black women made up 8% of the total electorate, Latinas 6%, and all others 5%. White women made up 38% of the total electorate. So combining the percentages white women 38% versus minority women 19% a two to one difference. When you weight these constituencies by how they voted, the minority women skew the data far more to the Dems.

Since maybe 65 to 70% of those single women are white, white single women almost certainly were a majority Dem vote. Perhaps less than 2008 thru 2012, but still....

I don't think you can make that assumption re percentage of those being single. Here are some BLS data that show that the percentage of white women who ever married is 90.4% compared to blacks 68.3%.

It would be interesting to learn what percentage of single women are white, but I doubt it is 60% or 70%. Non-Hispanic whites only make up 69% of the population (2012 figures).

IS MARRIAGE FOR WHITE PEOPLE? n clean and efficient prose, Banks presents a lucid picture of romantic life in black America. Moreover, he disposes of the mythology that the failure to marry is primarily an underclass phenomenon, turning his attention especially to the lives of middle-class black women. He has set out to answer the question: Why are black women “half as likely as white women to be married, and more than three times as likely as white women never to marry”?

The fact that it is difficult to find out this information about the voting rates by single women by race should set off alarm bells. I have no doubt that the data would show that the proposition that Reps are losing the single women vote is more of a function of race than marital status. In 2012 single women were 23% of the electorate and voted 67% to 31% for Obama and married women, 31% of the electorate voted 53% to 46% for Romney. Since white women marry at a much higher rate than blacks, it is easy to understand why married women tend to vote Rep.

[GeronL]

2 or more races? I thought that number is much higher

[kabar]

The data come from the census. People have a choice how to describe themselves. Obama self-identified as black. Close to 50% of Hispanics self describe themselves as white.

[Darth Airborne]

It’s not only Just That- placing blame on everyone BUT themselves... after reading many other current articles- OBAMA, his staff, the libbie papers- Press, Air and internet-EVERY Dem & Lib gave their OWN “Version” of what happened.

They all came up with more excuses than Bart Simpson would have! For being caught because you were basically just WRONG!

MY Addition to the LIST of excuses “ Why Dem Failure “ that I vote as the Most Immature and Inventive as a 5 years was in OBAMA’S speech,
“...and to the two-thirds of you who didn’t vote, I hear you too...”

So according to Obama- there wasn’t really a WAVE- it was because TWO-THIRDS!!! TWO-THIRDS!!??? of Dems DID NOT VOTE!?!!

and from a Libbie pundit ,

“...Democrats liked to comfort themselves into thinking that is just a Southern white male problem...”

ANY Excuse- no matter how lame - is good enough so Obama dosen’t have to nationally, on air, admit the truth!

D.A.

[Darth Airborne]

To Pox, Don’t forget all the EXCUSES Obama and the Dems are coming up with and how THEY View the world!

“...We’re like the Blacks and Hispanics are for the Democrats in that Republicans take us for granted...’

Isn’t That WHY Republicans DIDN’T Vote or voted for Perro? in the Pres Election? or They STAID HOME!?

Dems don’t think that way! :

“...Democratic voters are traditionally more likely to stay home if the midterm races are uninspiring, while Republican voters — who tend to be older, wealthier and more educated and also are more likely to be white — generally come to the polls anyway, he said....”’

What an EXCUSE!! WE all know it is the opposite!

A Dem & Lib will vote at EVERY CHANCE!! Repubs stay home, or just don’t AUTOMATICALLY Vote “ Straight-Ticket”.

That is what I think at least too. D.A.

[Interesting Times]

Perhaps white voters are beginning to suspect that the Democratic Party doesn’t have their best interests at heart.

[Darth Airborne]

Also Pox- besides you hitting the nail on the head- with ALL elections?- I’ve seen them come and go JUST LIKE VOTERS & the “Categories” the Lib Press Say THEY put Race, Creed and color in, AND HOW they vote but never Really WHY they vote!!
Just like the 16-18 year olds PROTESTERS the Libs activate & energize using EMOTIONS!; screaming, bull horns & yelling!
THEY HAVE GROWN UP!- and NOW are Conservatives who work in Daddy’s Law Firm!!
MINORITIES Have Grown up-more educated and making good money- it is NOT that they “..didn’t Vote..”! DEMS just don’t want America to KNOW the truth!!
Illegal Immigrants will replace them!
D.A.

[Darth Airborne]

To Fresh Wind, I LOVE your Cartoon in this thread!! “ Repubs Hate Black People!” It is Sssoooo Democrat!

Look in a few of the recent Articles posted recently— there’s one were an exit pollster asking a black woman if she thought that the House and Senate will still try to work together and her answer was,” ...No!.because all those Republicans know how to do is Hate!...”

Wonder where she got THAT Idea?!

Keep up the faith and Cartoons coming! D.A.