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West Virginia, the Demographics
As voters go to the polls today, it is worth keeping in mind some facts about West Virginia. Given that Hillary and company have made such a big deal about large states, it is fair to say that WV is not even a middle size state. Its population in 2006 is estimated at 1,818,470, far less than 1% of the U.S. population (closer to 1/2 of 1%). Its population grew at a rate of .6% between 2000–2006, while the US grew at a rate of 6.4%. Oh, and given Hillary’s recent emphasis on hard-working, white Americans, you might be interested to learn that WV is 94.9. white.
For more see, the official state portal of WV, where they have US census figures. http://www.wv.gov/OffSite.aspx?u=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54000.html
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Comments (2)
ohhhh,
The population of all of WV is the size of some medium sized cities.
With size and rates of growth this makes the context of WV much easier to understand.
May 13, 2008 12:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
And also puts Bill Clinton's comments about how she can change the dynamics of the race if 600,000 West Virginians get out and vote a bit more into context. He's counting on 1/3 of the entire population of the state. It's a good thing he's so fond of fairy tales.
May 13, 2008 12:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
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