America By The Numbers Analysis

America by the Numbers: The New Deciders with Maria Hinojosa is a PBS documentary that shows how different demographic groups are growing and exerting their strength and influence. A large amount of the data presented in the video is also confirmed in chapter 4 of the textbook “Government by the People.” Both sources indicate that America will soon be characterized not by a majority of whites, but by many other ethnic and racial groups. The textbook shows a chart estimating the 2050 racial composition of the U.S., and it predicts that only 49.1% of the population will be non-hispanic whites. The video supports this by stating that “By 2044, we will be a majority non-white nation.” Both sources indicate that the majority of the population will be non-white somewhere around 2044-2050. As …show more content…
For example, it states that “Islam is the fastest growing religion in the U.S. today.” The text states that Muslims make up more than 1.3 million people in the U.S. population, but does not state anything about the immense growth that has occurred in recent years. Also, the video talks about the Black Lives Matter movement and how it gets people involved in local politics. The video states that “the movement is also a way to inspire more involvement in local politics.” This information is definitely new information, as it was not discussed in the text. In addition, the video states that there exists a very important group of swing voters, latino evangelicals. The video states that some people think “he’s a latino evangelical, what is he?” because of the fact that latinos are pro-Democrat and evangelicals are pro-Republican. This shows that they are in the middle, and can swing from either side. This information is certainly new, and while the text provides information on both hispanics and evangelicals, it does not provide information on latino evangelicals as one