As North Dakota birth rates decline, experts say work needs to be done to prepare for future impacts

Birth rate data reveals left faces doom while conservative families sustain population

Data compiled by the Financial Times reveals birth rates among progressives and conservatives over the past nearly 50 years — and it’s not looking good for the left.Conservative birth rates have fallen, but conservatives are still reproducing at replacement rates, while progressives are barely reproducing at all.“What we need is … a turning point, if you will, where we are not just going the same rate of speed as the doctrines of demons, but we …

As North Dakota birth rates decline, experts say work needs to be done to prepare for future impacts

GRAND FORKS – North Dakota birth rates have declined 35% since 2016, a trend some say is caused by economic uncertainty, a shift in social norms and a post-oil boom lull. Unless residents start having more babies, an economist at the University of North Dakota says work must be done to prepare for the impacts of the decline – things like a focus on bringing new residents to the state, technological integration and quality-of-life initiatives. “T…