{"id":9616,"date":"2020-09-23T09:58:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/gen-z-eligible-voters-reflect-the-growing-racial-and-ethnic-diversity-of-u-s-electorate\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:44:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:44:37","slug":"gen-z-eligible-voters-reflect-the-growing-racial-and-ethnic-diversity-of-u-s-electorate","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/09\/23\/gen-z-eligible-voters-reflect-the-growing-racial-and-ethnic-diversity-of-u-s-electorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z eligible voters reflect the growing racial and ethnic diversity of U.S. electorate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A student holds an “I Voted” sticker as she leaves a polling station on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, on Election Day 2018. (Robyn Beck\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the presidential election fast approaches and early voting gets underway in some states, interest is building over the impact Generation Z voters \u2013 who will make up one-in-ten eligible voters<\/a> this fall \u2013 will have on the outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gen Z eligible voters, who range in age from 18 to 23, are a more racially and ethnically diverse group than older generations. While a majority (55%) are non-Hispanic White, a notable 22% are Hispanic, according to a Pew Research Center analysis based on Census Bureau data. Some 14% of Gen Z eligible voters are Black, 5% are Asian and 5% are some other race or multiracial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among Millennial, Gen X, Baby Boomer or Silent Generation and older voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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