Race, Ethnicity & Politics

In Florida, Cubans were about twice as likely as non-Cuban Latinos to vote for Donald Trump.

Donald Trump's win followed a campaign that revealed deep divisions that were as wide and in some cases wider than in previous elections.

The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups.

There are substantial differences in the level of respect voters think Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have for different groups in American society.

According to our projections, a record 27.3 million Latinos are eligible to cast ballots in 2016, representing 12% of all eligible voters. Here are key facts about the Latino vote.

75% of Latinos have discussed Trump’s comments about Hispanics in the past year.

The share of Americans who support the death penalty for persons convicted of murder is now at its lowest point in more than four decades.

Since 1945, Democratic presidents have appointed three times as many black judges, and also more Hispanic and Asian judges, to the federal bench as their Republican counterparts.

Blacks and whites differ on the extent to which a person's race can be a burden or a benefit. For blacks, the answer is clear: 65% say “it is a lot more difficult to be black in this country than it is to be white.” Fewer than half as many whites (27%) agree.