DEMOGRAPHICS

10 Amazing Stats on The Next America

By Doris Nhan

Updated: December 31, 2012 | 9:28 a.m.
December 31, 2012 | 8:28 a.m.

Since our May debut, The Next America has tracked, analyzed and reported on shifting demographics, exploring how race and ethnicity affect politics and policy. The journey so far, anchored by Ronald Brownstein's in-depth exploration of the intricate relationship between America's gray, substantially white population and its younger, more diverse generation, continues with the year's most astounding facts, culled from Census figures, Pew reports, Brookings analyses and more.

 

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What is Next America?
Virtually every issue the United States contends with promises to be affected by deep currents of change illuminated by demographic shifts. With The Next America, National Journal unveils an unprecedented effort to explore the significant political, economic and social impact of profound racial and cultural changes.

The initiative includes polls, national and local events with thought leaders, magazine supplements and launch of a full website May 1.


The Story That Started It All

In 2010, Ronald Brownstein wrote The Gray and the Brown: A Generational Mismatch about America’s shift to an older, more ethnically diverse population and how these changes affect us as a nation.