How Immigration Has Transformed the Electorate, 2000 to 2020
By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler on November 13, 2020
Analysis of Census Bureau data shows that the population of adult immigrants and their adult U.S.-born children has grown dramatically, but unevenly, across the country since 2000 as a share of eligible voters. New Jersey, Texas, Maryland, California, Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina in particular have experienced dramatic increases in the share of eligible voters who are immigrants or their children.
Eligible voters are all citizens (naturalized or U.S.-born) 18 years of age or older. This analysis looks at the share of
eligible voters who are naturalized citizens or U.S.-born adults with at least one immigrant parent. It is based on the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey from 2000 and 2020, which is collected in March each year. The survey asks respondents about their citizenship and their parents' place of birth.
Key findings (see Tables 1 and 2 for complete results):
https://cis.org/Camarota/How-Immigration-Has-Transformed-Electorate-2000-2020
