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Diversity is on the rise in urban and rural communities, and it's here to stay

  • Written by Jennifer Van Hook, Liberal Arts Research Professor of Sociology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University
imageSchoolchildren play on a New York subway.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Racial and ethnic diversity is no longer confined to big cities and the east and west coasts of the United States.

In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, racially and ethnically diverse metropolitan areas were more likely to vote for Hillary Clinton. Whiter metro and rural areas...

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