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The record number of Latinos who cast ballots for president this year are the leading edge of an ascendant ethnic voting bloc that is likely to double in size within a generation, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis based on U.S. Census Bureau data, Election Day exit polls and a new nationwide survey of Hispanic [...]
Latinos voted for President Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney by 71% to 27%, according to an analysis of exit polls by the Pew Hispanic Center, a Project of the Pew Research Center.1 Obama’s national vote share among Hispanic voters is the highest seen by a Democratic candidate since 1996, when President Bill Clinton won [...]
Latinos are divided by religion in their preferences in the upcoming presidential election. Three-quarters of Latino Catholics and eight-in-ten religiously unaffiliated Latinos support President Barack Obama’s re-election.
Latino registered voters prefer President Barack Obama over Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 69% to 21% and express growing satisfaction with the direction of the nation and the state of their personal finances but are somewhat less certain than non-Hispanics that they will vote in this election, according to a new nationwide survey of 1,765 [...]
Due to their ongoing population growth, Latinos comprise a greater share of the nation’s eligible voters than they did just a few years ago—11.0% this year, up from 9.5% in 2008 and 8.2% in 2004. However, the turnout rate of eligible Latino voters has historically lagged that of whites and blacks by substantial margins.
There are 45,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Alabama, 1% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 824,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Arizona, 19% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 51,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Arkansas, 2% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 5.9 million eligible Hispanic voters in California, 26% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 484,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Colorado, 14% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 239,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Connecticut, 9% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 22,000 eligible Hispanic voters in the District of Columbia, 5% of all eligible voters in the district.
There are 2.1 million eligible Hispanic voters in Florida, 16% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 220,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Georgia, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 71,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Hawaii, 7% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 69,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Idaho, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 773,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Illinois, 9% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 141,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Indiana, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 52,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Iowa, 2% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 112,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Kansas, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 41,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Kentucky, 1% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 86,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Louisiana, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 150,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Maryland, 4% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 299,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Massachusetts, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 196,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Michigan, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 81,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Minnesota, 2% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 27,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Mississippi, 1% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 87,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Missouri, 2% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 63,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Nebraska, 5% of all eligible voters in the state.
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