Hempstead Voting Tendencies
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| - | '''Hempstead, Long Island''' | + | == '''Hempstead, Long Island''' == |
| - | + | The village of Hempstead, Long Island, as of 2007, has a population of about 57,000 people. 75% of the people are of legal age to vote. Voting trends show that the majority of the residents have been voting Democratic in recent years. 52% of the people in Hempstead, NY, are registered as Democrats. 46% are registered Republican. The remaining are independent at only 2%. Compared to the national number, where 48% of voters are Democratic, 52% vote Republican, and less than 1% vote Independent. | |
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| - | The median age of a | + | The median age of a Hempstead resident is 31 years of age. An even 30% of people in Hempstead are married while 6% are divorced. 20% of people are married, with children. 17% have children, but are single. |
| - | Hempstead is one of the few towns on Long Island that isn't predominately | + | Hempstead is one of the few towns on Long Island that isn't predominately Caucasian. Only 22% of people are white, 53% are black, 1% are Asian, less than 1% are Native American, and 22% claim 'Other'. 35% of people in Hempstead, NY, claim Hispanic ethnicity, which means 64% are labeled non-Hispanic. |
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| + | =='''Links'''== | ||
| + | http://www.villageofhempstead.org | ||
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| + | http://www.bestplaces.net/city/Hempstead_NY--3633139000.aspx | ||
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| + | http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=837 | ||
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| + | http://www.townofhempstead.org | ||
Current revision as of 05:01, 13 May 2007
Hempstead, Long Island
The village of Hempstead, Long Island, as of 2007, has a population of about 57,000 people. 75% of the people are of legal age to vote. Voting trends show that the majority of the residents have been voting Democratic in recent years. 52% of the people in Hempstead, NY, are registered as Democrats. 46% are registered Republican. The remaining are independent at only 2%. Compared to the national number, where 48% of voters are Democratic, 52% vote Republican, and less than 1% vote Independent.
The median age of a Hempstead resident is 31 years of age. An even 30% of people in Hempstead are married while 6% are divorced. 20% of people are married, with children. 17% have children, but are single.
Hempstead is one of the few towns on Long Island that isn't predominately Caucasian. Only 22% of people are white, 53% are black, 1% are Asian, less than 1% are Native American, and 22% claim 'Other'. 35% of people in Hempstead, NY, claim Hispanic ethnicity, which means 64% are labeled non-Hispanic.
Links
http://www.villageofhempstead.org
http://www.bestplaces.net/city/Hempstead_NY--3633139000.aspx
