What percent of the Alpha generation (born from 2013-present) are White?

Written By Jonathan Milner

Critical Analysis

Find answers to the following questions using the visual above, any links below, your big brain, and your knowledge of American government and politics:

  1. According to the Pew Research Center people born after 2013 are Alphas; people born between 1997-2012 are Gen Z; people born between 1981-1996 are Millennials; people born between 1965-1980 are Gen Xers; people born between 1946-1964 are Baby Boomers; and people born between 1928-1945 are Post War Generation folks. According to the data from the visual above, what generation are you in?

  2. List three adjectives that best describe your generation.

  3. According to the data from the chart above, what percent of the Alpha generation is White?

  4. According to the data from the chart above, what percent of the WWII generation (born before 1927) is White?

  5. According to the data from the chart above, describe how much the Hispanic portion of the total population has changed between the WWII generation and the Alpha generation?

  6. Describe one change in ethnic and racial diversity that has happened in the American generations.

  7. I believe that my wife calls me “Boomer” because I have a deep and resonant voice. Draw a conclusion about whether there will be a racial and ethnic majority in the next generation after the Alpha generation.

  8. If demographic trends continue, at some point, America will become like California is now: minority-majority. In other words, Whites will still be the biggest group (plurality) but they will not longer be more than half of the population (majority). How do you think public policy (laws and executive orders) will change along with these demographic changes?

  9. In what way are the changes illustrated in the chart reflected in your own life and community?

  10. As America has become more diverse we have become more politically polarized. How do you think this increasing diversity and polarization are going to impact American politics in the future?

Write and Discuss

Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.

Act on your Learning

Research the demographics (above) and voting rate of your generation (below).* Make a chart predicting the voter turnout for Generation Alpha and share it with your classmates.

Get Creative

Each of the most recent generations is made up of people born within about 15 years of one another. That means that another generation will probably begin around 2028. What should we call that generation?

Learning Extension

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