Hispanic vote determining factor in Midterm Elections

COLORADO HAS 17 PERCENT HISPANIC VOTERS

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Hispanics are the fastest growing group in the US electorate. That population group went from representing 9.2 percent of citizens eligible to vote in 2008 to 14.3 percent as the midterm elections approached, according to a study released by the LSG consultancy. Hispanic vote determining factor in Midterm Elections.

“The Hispanic vote is increasingly important in US elections,” the company said. “This segment of the electorate was already decisive in 2018 and 2020, and their participation is expected to determine various outcomes in the upcoming elections,” he added. “An estimated 34.5 million Hispanic Americans may vote this year.”

The LSG report notes that Hispanic voters have traditionally been characterized as having significantly lower voter turnout rates than other voter groups. That trend began to reverse in the 2018 and 2022 elections. However, these elections will allow us to determine if that trend persists.

Voto hispano determinante en elecciones de medio término

Origin of voters

The report indicates that 59.5 percent of Hispanic voters are of Mexican origin, 9.8 percent Puerto Rican, 4 percent Salvadoran, 3.8 percent Cuban and another 3.8 percent Dominican. Meanwhile, 19.2 percent of these voters come from other Latin American countries.

“The diverse origins of voter groups in different states go a long way in determining their behavior at the polls,” the report says. He emphasizes that when talking about the Hispanic vote in the United States, we must analyze the variable of the great diversity that exists within this group.

Geographical distribution

The states with the highest percentage of Hispanics eligible to vote are, according to LSG, New Mexico (44 percent), California and Texas with 32 percent each, Arizona (25 percent), Florida and Nevada, with 21 percent each, Colorado (17 percent), New Jersey (16 percent), and New York (15 percent).

Arizona is another of the states in the country where this group will have more weight in two weeks, both the elections for the Senate, Governor and House of Representatives are very close In 2020 President Joe Biden won Arizona by 0.3 percent, or 10,000 votes. The support of Hispanic voters was key for him to win the state.

Hispanic vote determining factor in Midterm Elections Voto hispano determinante en elecciones de medio término

Favoring Democrats

The Hispanic vote in 2020 largely favored Democrats, although Republicans saw improvements over 2016. Nevada is a similar case. In 2020, Biden carried the state by 2.39 percent, or 34,000 votes. Like Arizona, in 2020 the Hispanic vote largely favored Democrats, although Republicans saw improvements over 2016.

According to LSG, the economy and inflation are the issues that most concern all Hispanic voters, followed by health services, education, armed violence and abortion. The Latino electorate has also been characterized by being younger, with an average age of 39, compared to 48 for the rest of the voters.