Latinos in the 2012 Election: Utah
There are 123,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Utah, 7% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 123,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Utah, 7% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 214,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Virginia, 4% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 271,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Washington, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 130,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Wisconsin, 3% of all eligible voters in the state.
There are 25,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Wyoming, 6% of all eligible voters in the state.
A map showing key characteristics of Latino eligible voters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Mark Hugo Lopez, associate director, Pew Hispanic Center, discusses the importance of the Latino Vote in the 2012 presidential election.
More than 6.6 million Latinos voted in last year’s election—a record for a midterm. Fueled by their rapid population growth, Latinos also were a larger share of the electorate in 2010 than in any previous midterm election, representing 6.9% of all voters, up from 5.8% in 2006.
Hispanic voters are nearly three times more prevalent in states that gained congressional seats and Electoral College votes in the 2010 reapportionment than they are in states that lost seats.
Hispanic voters are nearly three times more prevalent in states that gained congressional seats and Electoral College votes in the 2010 reapportionment than they are in states that lost seats.