Analysis of the California Electorate

  Assignment: Analysis of the California Electorate Please answer the following questions in paragraph format: Part I: California Demographics 1. How many people reside in California? 2. What is the ethnic make-up of California residents1? 3. What is the gender make-up of California residents? 4. What are the age demographics of California residents? Part II: California Registered Voters 5. How many Californians are registered voters? 6. What is the ethnic make-up of California registered voters? 7. What is the gender make-up of California registered voters? 8. What are the age demographics of California registered voters? 9. In terms of political party affiliation, how are California voters registered (% Democrat, % Republican, % Other)? Part III: Your Analysis 10. How does the ethnic make-up of California residents (#2) compare to the ethnic make-up of California registered voters (#6)? 11. For the November 2016 election, what percentage of California registered voters actually voted? 12. Now that you have a snap shot of California voters, discuss who the decision makers are. Who votes? Ethnicity? Age? Gender? Is it important to vote? Why or why not? Due Date: June 3, 2018 Helpful Resources: http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/jtf/JTF_LikelyVotersJTF.pdf http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/state_census_data_center/products-services/ http://www.sos.ca.gov/admin/press-releases/prior/2007/DB07_006.pdf 1 Please note that for purposes of this assignment, the term “residents” refers to anyone who lives in the California, regardless of immigration status.

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