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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
Washington is actually 84% white as of 2006 census estimates (76% white of non-hispanic origin). The western side of the state (Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Tacoma corridor) is far more diverse and WAY more populated than the eastern side, yet the eastern side accounts for 6 of the 18 hate groups identified by city. The whiter side has a disproportionately high number of hate groups for the population size.
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Okay. I retract lily-white from a description of Washington. I also suspect the western side is also richer and better educated, which might account for why the eastern side is more hateful.
I wasn't trying to pick on Washington or trying to suggest it has a bad track record, but the same census put the black population at 3.6 percent.
Again, I don't have data to link to back it up, but I think it's far more common to have racial hostility where there's a perception of scarcity rather than plenty (lower income) and a sense of groups are competing for resources. Even most crazy white racists aren't going to feel really threatened by a group that makes up less than 5% of the population, I wouldn't guess.
I kind of think the hate groups that do exist up in the northwest are transplanted crazies from elsewhere, who sought it out for its whiteness.