People of Japanese descent were very few, with only 40 people identifying themselves as Japanese; they make up a mere 0.02% of the population. Pacific Islander Americans numbered at 119, and made up approximately 0.06% of the population. Multiracial Americans make up 1.4% of the metro area's population. Those of white and Native American ancestry made up 0.5% of the population, and numbered at 938. People of white and Asian ancestry numbered at 557, and those of white and black ancestry numbered at 571. Both groupings made up roughly 0.3% of the population. Approximately 72 people identified themselves as black and Native American. Hispanics and Latinos are the largest minority group in Fargo–Moorhead. Hispanics and Latinos make up 2.5% of the population, of which 2.0% are of Mexican descent. Of the 4,786 Hispanics, 3,846 are Mexican. There were 196 Puerto Ricans and 136 Cubans; both of these groups made up roughly 0.1% of the population. In addition, 608 individuals identified themselves with other Hispanic or Latino groups other than Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban, making up 0.3% of the population. The Native American population is predominantly Ojibwe, with a Sioux minority. Of the 2,679 Native Americans, 1,447 are of the Chippewa tribal grouping. The Chippewa alone make up 0.8% of the population. The 444 Sioux make up 0.2% of the population. In addition, 20 people identified themselves as a member of the Cherokee tribal grouping. NOTE: The source above contains all of the information on population, age, and race. Ancestry The European American population is overwhelmingly German and Scandinavian. Most of the Scandinavian population is of Norwegian descent. Smaller Euro-American groups include those of English, Irish, and French descent. As of the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, the top ten largest European ancestry groups were the following: German: 42.9% (82,398) Norwegian: 36.4% (69,964) Irish: 8.6% (16,589) Swedish: 6.6% (12,641) English: 4.8% (9,286) French: 4.3% (8,283) Polish: 3.2% (6,180) Russian: 2.0% (3,783) Czech: 1.6% (3,047) Scottish: 1.5% (2,871) Language spoken at home Population 5 years and over: 179,175 English only: 93.6% (167,729) Language other than English: 6.4% (11,446) Spanish: 2.1% (3,771) Other Indo-European languages: 2.5% (4,393) Asian and Pacific Islander languages: 0.9% (1,659) Other languages: 0.9% (1,623) NOTE: The source above contains all of the information on ancestry and language. Politics The Fargo–Moorhead area has generally leaned Republican, voting for that party's presidential candidate in every election between 1968 and 2004. While