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Increase of White Seniors in Florida Keeping Trump in the Race
Monday, August 29, 2016 11:04 AM
By: Brian Freeman
The demographics in the key swing state of Florida are difficult for Republican Donald Trump, but one factor keeping him in the race is a large influx of white retirees, The Wall Street Journal reports.
With 29 electoral votes, Florida is the biggest prize of the swing states. President Barack Obama captured the Sunshine State by less than 1 percent in the last election, according to the Journal. Since then, the demographic trend has become more favorable to Democrats, as the share of eligible voters who are non-Hispanic whites has fallen to 67 percent in 2012 to the current 64 percent.
This is due to a huge influx of Hispanics since the last election, reports the Journal, especially from economically troubled Puerto Rico, most of whom tend to vote Democratic.
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