[jola]

Negative. You are either a majority, a minority, equal numbers, or none of the above (as in no majorities, all populations less then 50%). Non-Hispanic whites are still the majority, so as long as there are at least 51% non-Hispanic whites, all other races are a minority.

For some of those senators, they may have been voting based on principle. Our forefathers didn't see a need, why should we? Or, America is about freedom, etc. For others, such as NJ or HI, I would think the vote was a result of constituencies.