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New data shows record-breaking shift in US voter demographics

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Latest numbers point to major changes in US voting population with naturalized citizens reaching all-time highs. Recent polls highlight immigrationʼs growing influence on voter decision-making

Recent polling data shows that immigration stands as a key-factor in next years election with fifteen-percent of likely voters marking it as their main voting priority

The US immigrant community has grown non-stop since the seventies reaching new heights - about fourteen-percent of total population (which includes both legal and non-legal residents). Over the past two decades the foreign-born population jumped up by half showing a quick-paced demographic shift

The most striking change is in voting power: naturalized citizens now make up ten-percent of all US voters. These new-Americans (numbering 23.8 million) come from different parts of the world with the biggest groups being:

  • Mexico leads the pack
  • India and China follow close behind
  • The Philippines adds six-percent
  • Vietnam contributes four-percent
  • Several Latin American nations like El SalvadorCuba‚ and the Dominican Republic round out the top spots

This shift in voter makeup shows how the nations demographics keep changing; the numbers point to a different kind of electorate than what we saw just twenty years back. The data suggests that these new-citizens will play a big part in shaping next years election results

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