Race, Ethnicity & Politics

California has more immigrant eligible voters (5.5 million) than any other state, followed by New York, Florida, Texas and New Jersey.

Black Democrats have consistently seen themselves as moderate. They are also highly religious and more likely to say racism is a very big problem.

Since 2000, the size of the immigrant electorate has nearly doubled. More than 23 million U.S. immigrants will be eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election.

Most Latino registered voters (71%) say they want government to be more involved in solving the nation’s problems.

54% of Hispanics in the U.S. say establishing a way for most unauthorized immigrants to stay in the country legally is very important.

Latinos are expected for the first time to be the nation’s largest racial or ethnicity minority in a U.S. presidential election.

More than 32 million Latinos are eligible to vote nationwide in the 2020 presidential elections. See how the share of Latino voters varies by state and congressional district.

Over half of Latino registered voters who are Democrats or lean toward the party have a good or excellent impression of the party's candidates.

In 1965, America’s verdict on Selma was clear: Polling showed the public clearly siding with the demonstrators, not with the state of Alabama.

In a growing number of U.S. counties, a majority of residents are Hispanic or black, reflecting the nation's changing demographics.