# What share of the white vote will the Democratic Party receive in 2016?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 11, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-share-of-the-white-vote-will-the-democratic-party-receive-in-2016/737240 "2015-11-11T00:55:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-share-of-the-white-vote-will-the-democratic-party-receive-in-2016/737240/10 "2015-11-11T14:47:14Z")

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I think the Democratic nominee will get about 37% of the white vote. The Democrats’ lawless stance on immigration and wanting to expand the welfare state and raise taxes while killing good paying jobs in the energy industry is going to further push white voters away from the party.

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