Friday, January 30, 2026

Conservative women defy the dearth birth

A strange thing has happened to U.S. fertility patterns in recent decades. In the 1970s, there was little to no partisan difference in birthrates. This was an era when the total fertility rate was still hovering around the magic replacement level of 2.1"that is, the average woman could be expected to have 2.1 children across her lifetime, keeping the size of the population stable. The U.S. total fertility rate plummeted to a new low of 1.63 in 2024. A partisan fertility gap has emerged and seems to be growing. Conservatives have more children than liberals. They also are more likely to marry and marry younger. While Democrats are increasingly the party of the childless, Republicans are increasingly the party of parents.

Posted by BellRinger at 03:44 PM | 114 COMMENTS | permalink

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I'd be interested to hear from anyone with a strong background in Sociology to weigh in. I found this very telling:

FTA

" The popular explanations for why birthrates are falling don't work. For those who blame feminism, Iran's total fertility rate of 1.6 is a problem. For those who blame liberalism, North Korea's rate of 1.8 is a problem. For those who blame a lack of state-funded child care, Norway's rate of 1.4 is
A problem.

People who enjoy lives of material abundance unimaginable to their ancestors complain that they don't have the material resources to bring even one child into the world, while the very poorest countries are maintaining above-replacement fertility.

#1 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-01-30 03:47 PM

What's that? You say the uneducated and ignorant have lots of kids and are outbreeding non-idiots? Inconceivable!

#2 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-30 05:26 PM

So why are you still a virgin, Jeff? Forgot to lose that 300 lbs, you bald ------- midget.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-30 07:10 PM

Bellringer: From my readings across a variety of disciplines, including sociology and theology and history:

From my recent readings, everyone seems very concerned about the dearth of white births, taking into no positive account the explosion of black and brown births around the world, including in places like the UK.

Population nonreplacement only seems to be a problem for and by white people -- other than the Chinese, who FAFO on the one-child policy and infant femicide in general. Mormons and conservative Catholics and evangelicals are driving white population growth in the US.

I just recently worked on a book from a rightwing Catholic who was complaining that all liberals want to talk about is climate change and income inequality, but none of that matters at all as long as white people keep aborting babies. Who are all these white liberals saving the earth for? Why do they bother?

Author never mentions the two-thirds world. Author never mentions climate change without derision.

The new muscular Catholicism is such a crock of ----. This author may as well as titled his book My P!ss-Poor Attempt at Veiled Self-Modesty: A Subtle Racist, Misogynist, Xenophobic, and I'm-Just-a-Regular-Guy Diatribe."

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-01-30 10:39 PM

Jeff is a ----

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:58 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#6 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#7 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#8 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#9 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#10 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#11 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#12 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#13 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#14 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 10:59 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#15 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#16 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#17 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#18 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#19 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#20 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

cause jeff is -----

#21 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#22 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

cause jeff is -----

#23 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#24 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:00 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#25 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#26 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#27 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#28 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#29 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#30 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#31 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#32 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#33 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#34 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:01 PM

cause jeff is -----

#35 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#36 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#37 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#38 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#39 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#40 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#41 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#42 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#43 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:02 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#44 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:03 PM

cause jeff is a ----

#45 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:03 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#46 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:03 PM

causr jeff is -----

#47 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:03 PM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

#48 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:03 PM

' '

#49 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:04 PM

want Jeff is 'n --------

#50 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:04 PM

sepse xhefi --- budalla

#51 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:04 PM

want jeff is un kut

#52 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:04 PM

cause jeff aza libolo

#53 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:05 PM

perch Jeff l' una -----

#54 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:05 PM

nes Defas yra idiotas

#55 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:05 PM

Nikech Jeff en ng'at ma ng'iyo

#56 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:05 PM

well de Jeff eng Schlapp ass

#57 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:05 PM

polana jeff panka bhjheng

#58 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:06 PM

--- jeff utiye nyaku

#59 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:06 PM

satria i jeff dia kivy

#60 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:06 PM

sebab jeff ni kemaluan

#61 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:07 PM

sbb jyf dlh kwnt

#62 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:07 PM

kaahe se ki jeph ek choot hai

#63 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:07 PM

kaaranam jef oru pooraanu

#64 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:07 PM

kunatix jeff ukax m ---- satawa

#65 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:08 PM

gax jeff hu agug

#66 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:08 PM

nki jeff bir amckdr

#67 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:08 PM

qun a jeff jun qa

#68 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:09 PM

69!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#69 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:09 PM

ngawinang jeff punika ----

#70 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:09 PM

son ta Jeff ny s'goanney

#71 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:09 PM

parch kah jip yak god yay

#72 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:10 PM

na te mea he kutukutu a jeff

#73 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:10 PM

sababu jeff ye ---- ye

#74 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:10 PM

Kraa j"pha "kajana badama.

#75 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:10 PM

Kraa j"pha "ka harm h".

#76 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:10 PM

afin Jeff ti bla

#77 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:11 PM

bwe jeff ej juon rikmman

#78 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:11 PM

Snki Deff byl pizda

#79 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:11 PM

kyoonkai jeph ek choot chhai

#80 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:12 PM

Jeff txotxoloa delako

#81 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:12 PM

vet deff " pizda

#82 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:12 PM

karano jeff adolah panyakik

#83 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:12 PM

erkiteken jeff eme sekalak ---- .

#84 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:12 PM

cause jeff chu a ---- a ni

#85 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:13 PM

halani si jeff aima sada bohi

#86 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:13 PM

alana si jeff on boruboru

#87 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:14 PM

Jyeff bol novsh yum

#88 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:14 PM

Wow.

#89 | Posted by eberly at 2026-01-30 11:14 PM

bo Def " liucha

#90 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:14 PM

parski jeff enn kouyon

#91 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:15 PM

pantu Jeff ni nkumbabulili

#92 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:15 PM

pampa jeff eli se tlakatl

#93 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:15 PM

karena jeff itu bego

#94 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:15 PM

nekuti jeff chibereko

#95 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:15 PM

kahe ki jf ago chut ha

#96 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:16 PM

chhaay dhaahsa jeph chhamh yoni khah .

#97 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:16 PM

huli ta si jeff sarong puta

#98 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:16 PM

Kinaki j"pha "'u yn h.

#99 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:16 PM

jer je Jeff pika

#100 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:17 PM

sabula jef ye muso ye

#101 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:17 PM

rak jeff zo ur c'hoar

#102 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:17 PM

go Jeff lea njuoratmnn

#103 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:17 PM

zashtoto Dzhef e putka

#104 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:18 PM

cause jeff ke ----

#105 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:18 PM

Damn, Truth, that's 20 minutes of your life.

Bellringer rang your bell. You don't have to answer it.

Do some chanting or something. Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.

Better use of your energies.

#106 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-01-30 11:36 PM

I was watching Better off Ted so no sweat off my brow and this is a tiny protest to the fascist scum

#107 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-01-30 11:41 PM

Twoothy behaves like a guy who caught Bellringer banging the ---- out of his wife ... .and then wiped his dick off on twoothy's hand towel.

#108 | Posted by eberly at 2026-01-30 11:54 PM


While Democrats are increasingly the party of the childless, Republicans are increasingly the party of parents.

i like to think, this is really about optimism on the future of the planet, country, place you live. Not your political PoV.
You hang around here long enough and you can see how negative these Lumpers in general are.
So it makes sense.

#109 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-01-31 12:04 AM

"white people keep aborting babies. Who are all these white liberals saving the earth for? Why do they bother?"

To ask this, you a priori have concept of what empathy is.
No concept that a bloodline other than his has equal value.

Empathy is what separates left and right.
It's really that simple.

Pretty amazing to hear a Catholic Priest question the motivations of people doing good works simply for the sake of good.

But it's no real surprise. We live in a world where the Catholic Church was happy to team up with Mussolini.

#110 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-31 12:04 AM

Looks like I made Twoothy cry again, all for posting an article about population decline.

#111 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-01-31 01:53 AM

Fertility isn't a problem if abortion and contraceptives were used to prevent child birth.

#112 | Posted by Petrous at 2026-01-31 09:50 AM

#111
The only population that should decline is all you ------- stupid MAGAT scum. Sub-human filth.

#113 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-31 07:16 PM

People who enjoy lives of material abundance unimaginable to their ancestors complain that they don't have the material resources to bring even one child into the world, while the very poorest countries are maintaining above-replacement fertility.

#1 | Posted by BellRinger

Well, I think you have your answer.

Rich countries place high priorities on chasing stuff. Volumes of stuff is the metric by which "success" is measured.

I don't think it's a surprise that the rise of stuff has coincided with the decline in birth rates.

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