Hispanic/Latino Vote

Six Take-Aways from the Census Bureau’s Voting Report

An Awakened Giant: The Hispanic Electorate is Likely to Double by 2030

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 [...]

Latino Voters in the 2012 Election

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, Religion and Campaign 2012

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 Voters Support Obama by 3-1 Ratio, But Are Less Certain than Others about Voting

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 [...]

Latinos and the 2012 Election

A Record 24 Million Latinos Are Eligible to Vote, But Turnout Rate Has Lagged That of Whites, Blacks

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.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Alabama

There are 45,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Alabama, 1% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Arizona

There are 824,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Arizona, 19% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Arkansas

There are 51,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Arkansas, 2% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: California

There are 5.9 million eligible Hispanic voters in California, 26% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Colorado

There are 484,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Colorado, 14% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Connecticut

There are 239,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Connecticut, 9% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: District of Columbia

There are 22,000 eligible Hispanic voters in the District of Columbia, 5% of all eligible voters in the district.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Florida

There are 2.1 million eligible Hispanic voters in Florida, 16% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Georgia

There are 220,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Georgia, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Hawaii

There are 71,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Hawaii, 7% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Idaho

There are 69,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Idaho, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Illinois

There are 773,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Illinois, 9% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Indiana

There are 141,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Indiana, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Iowa

There are 52,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Iowa, 2% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Kansas

There are 112,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Kansas, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Kentucky

There are 41,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Kentucky, 1% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Louisiana

There are 86,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Louisiana, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Maryland

There are 150,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Maryland, 4% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Massachusetts

There are 299,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Massachusetts, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Michigan

There are 196,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Michigan, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Minnesota

There are 81,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Minnesota, 2% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Mississippi

There are 27,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Mississippi, 1% of all eligible voters in the state.

Latinos in the 2012 Election: Missouri

There are 87,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Missouri, 2% of all eligible voters in the state.