Race, Ethnicity & Politics

There are 46,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Rhode Island, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.

There are 3.8 million eligible Hispanic voters in Texas, 25% of all eligible voters in the state.

There are 104,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Utah, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.

There are 183,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Virginia, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.

There are 217,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Washington, 5% of all eligible voters in the state.

There are 106,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Wisconsin, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.

Using 2008 American Community Survey data, the Pew Hispanic Center has constructed demographic and socioeconomic profiles of eligible Hispanic voters in 27 states with the largest numbers of them.

Newly released statistical profiles provide key demographic and socioeconomic information about Latino eligible voters in 27 states. An interactive feature provides key eligible voter statistics in the nation's 50 states and the District of Columbia along with Hispanic population estimates in 435 congressional districts.

A new survey by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, shows that Hispanic registered voters currently support Democratic candidates by a three-to-one margin in the upcoming midterm elections (65% vs. 22%). The survey data show, however, that there is a sharp divide between Hispanics who identify their religion as Catholic […]