I was reading about a recent Election 2016 poll, and at the end they talked about the racial makeup of the participants:
The survey audience was ... The respondents identified themselves as 73 percent white, 16 percent Hispanic, 8 percent African American, 4 percent Asian and 8 percent other ethnicities. Respondents were able to select more than one race.
Responses came from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and unspecified sites overseas.
So I was curious, "is this an accurate snapshot of America?" and the answer was: more or less, yes.
I mean, the blacks are all over the news, especially the past few weeks. And in countless recent videos making the news (protests, "Black Lives Matter", rioting in various cities, etc.) blacks make up 75 to 100% of the people on screen. So that 8% figure SEEMED a bit low.
Population of the United States by Race and Hispanic/Latino Origin, Census 2000 and 2010
Race Census 2010, population Percent of population
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White 196,817,552 63.7
Black or African American 37,685,848 12.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,247,098 .7
Asian 14,465,124 4.7