Summary of political demographic trends in America?

[All Along The Watchtower]

Can anyone here give a summary of current political demographic trends in America?

I see trends that benefit both the Democrats and the Republicans. The Democrats will benefit from an overall population that is increasingly going to be dominated by non-whites-both immigrants and native-born-in the urban metropolitan areas.

The Republicans are benefiting from continued growth in the Sun Belt, the drift of working class whites away from the Democrats, and the control of many state legislatures and redistricting.

Anyone here want to do a more in depth analysis?

[greenforest32]

I notice:

1. Ethnic minority population growth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Projections

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2. Decline of religion (say goodbye to the foundation of social conservatism): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Religions_of_American_adults

[phk]

Continued post-materialism.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Another thing I've noticed:

"Working class" whites-that is, those with a high school education, often "some college" but not a bachelor's degree, are drifting away from the Democrats, while upper-middle class to upper-class whites with a post-graduate degree are drifting away from the Republican (though not as much as the former group is drifting away from the Democrats).

Is it fair to say that the Republicans are becoming the party of working-class and middle-class whites, while the Democrats are becoming the party of nonwhites and highly educated whites?

[Miles]

Is it fair to say that the Republicans are becoming the party of working-class and middle-class whites, while the Democrats are becoming the party of nonwhites and highly educated whites?

That's surely the case in a lot of the south...I could possibly see that as that model expanding, going forward.

[Yelnoc]

Is it fair to say that the Republicans are becoming the party of working-class and middle-class whites, while the Democrats are becoming the party of nonwhites and highly educated whites?

Yes it's fair.  I would say it has already largely happened.

Another trend worth pointing out is the migration to the sunbelt, which will displace the rust belt as the "American heartland" over the next few decades.