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MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 09:57 AM Apr 2019

What are the demographics of white nationalists and the alt-right?

Someone here opined that "Most white nationalists are under 30." That seemed very unlikely to me, really. Most implies a majority. So, I went looking for demographic information on such people. The chart below is what I found. What it clearly shows is that most alt-right or white nationalist people are over 30, not under. That's what I expected. At the link, you'll find other information as well:



https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-demography-of-the-alt-right

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beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
1. first hand observation, the "militia" movement as strong as ever and
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 10:15 AM
Apr 2019

mostly tied into supremacists. especially strong in Michigan and the west. 99% white

safeinOhio

(32,687 posts)
4. Statistics can and should be peer reviewed
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 11:36 AM
Apr 2019

To assure accuracy. If not they can not be trusted. I’m not buying the stats they came up with. I didn’t see how they were gathered or reviewed.
It is a Right-leaning .org and that is a huge red flag.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)
9. Taken from the ANES survey by George Hawley, the academic who wrote the piece
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 01:13 PM
Apr 2019

The Guardian reviewed his latest book recently - they don't seem to regard him as biased: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/22/the-alt-right-by-george-hawley-review

safeinOhio

(32,687 posts)
10. About IFS
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 04:40 PM
Apr 2019

"Notes: According to their mission page “The mission of the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is to strengthen marriage and family life, and advance the well-being of children through research and public education.” IFS was founded by William Bradford Wilcox who is Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and a Visiting Scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute."

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muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)
5. The graph for identity, solidarity and feelings of discrimination combined seems more relevant
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 12:21 PM
Apr 2019


as the author seems to prefer, from the note at the top: "Editor's Note: This research brief has been updated by the author with corrected information: only about 6% of white Americans agreed with all three attitudes of white identity politics in the 2016 ANES survey (8/10/18)."

And those absolute figures for who you'd call a "white nationalist" seem more reasonable - 5.6%, rather than 37.7%, for everyone.

So that shows the youngest age group above the 30-44s, but below 45+. "Most" still doesn't look right.

Initech

(100,079 posts)
7. To me the part of that graph that stands out is the last part.
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 12:42 PM
Apr 2019

That people who earn less than $30K are more likely to be white nationalists than people who make more than that. Income inequality is a huge part of the problem.

ismnotwasm

(41,986 posts)
6. They are also a big problem in prisons in Washington state
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 12:28 PM
Apr 2019

Kinda off topic, just observing that when “gang” or “gang violence” is heard “White Nationalist” is not the first thing that comes to mind with people.

Initech

(100,079 posts)
8. Portland has a huge white supremacy problem too.
Wed Apr 10, 2019, 12:44 PM
Apr 2019

They're home to the III%, Patriot Prayer, and the Bundy Militia, just to name a few.

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