Glance at Democratic Delegates : Associated Press delegate survey.

[G_j]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4350917,00.html

Glance at Democratic Delegates

Sunday July 25, 2004 11:16 PM

By The Associated Press

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Category Pct. of delegates

Men 50.1

Women 49.9

White 60.7

Minority 38.3

Black 20.4

Hispanic 11.6

Asian 3.9

Native American 1.7

Other 0.6

Unknown 1.1

Gay/Lesbian/ 3.8

Bisexual

Delegates with 3.3

Disabilities

Source: Democratic National Committee

Attending first 53.3

convention

College graduate 67.6

Graduate or 43.1

prof. degree

Union member 21.1

Religion

(top five responses)

Roman Catholic 26.4

Baptist 10.0

No affiliation 8.9

Other Protestant 7.5

Jewish 7.3

Source: Associated Press delegate survey.

[eyesroll]

1. Wow. Excellent.

OK, so the gender balance is mandated by the DNC (which I disagree with, but oh well). But the rest of the diversity isn't -- and I'm glad to be a member of a party where people who don't look like the nominee are in the stands, not just standing behind the nominee for the photo-op.

[Bluebear]

2. CBS spun this as the African-American count is well below population %

I wonder if they will do the same calculation for GOP delegates?

[eyesroll]

3. CBS is wrong...

Unless the African-American population increased massively since the 2000 census:

http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t1/tab01.txt

White: 75.1
Black:12.3
Asian:3.6
Native American: 0.9
Asian: 3.6

Hispanic/Latino (could be of any race):12.5
Multiracial: 2.4