PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
MINNESOTA = 75.0
D. C. = 74.1
MAINE = 71.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE = 71.2
WISCONSIN = 71.2
LOUISIANA = 70.3
IOWA = 70.2
US Census, 2010
MINNESOTA = 75.0
D. C. = 74.1
MAINE = 71.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE = 71.2
WISCONSIN = 71.2
LOUISIANA = 70.3
IOWA = 70.2
US Census, 2010
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
MISSISSIPPI = 69.7
VIRGINIA = 68.7
COLORADO = 68.4
MARYLAND = 68.3
MICHIGAN = 67.8
SOUTH DAKOTA = 67.8
OREGON = 67.6
NORTH CAROLINA = 67.5
NORTH DAKOTA = 67.5
RHODE ISLAND = 67.4
DELAWARE = 67.3
NEBRASKA = 67.3
CONNECTICUTT = 67.2
MASSACHUSETTS = 67.1
WASHINGTON = 66.8
US Census, 2010
MISSISSIPPI = 69.7
VIRGINIA = 68.7
COLORADO = 68.4
MARYLAND = 68.3
MICHIGAN = 67.8
SOUTH DAKOTA = 67.8
OREGON = 67.6
NORTH CAROLINA = 67.5
NORTH DAKOTA = 67.5
RHODE ISLAND = 67.4
DELAWARE = 67.3
NEBRASKA = 67.3
CONNECTICUTT = 67.2
MASSACHUSETTS = 67.1
WASHINGTON = 66.8
US Census, 2010
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
MISSOURI = 65.8
SOUTH CAROLINA = 65.6
OHIO = 65.5
MONTANA = 65.4
ALASKA = 65.0
VERMONT = 64.7
STATE AVERAGE = 64.5
US Census, 2010
MISSOURI = 65.8
SOUTH CAROLINA = 65.6
OHIO = 65.5
MONTANA = 65.4
ALASKA = 65.0
VERMONT = 64.7
STATE AVERAGE = 64.5
US Census, 2010
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
WYOMING = 64.3
GEORGIA = 64.2
NEW JERSEY = 64.1
FLORIDA = 63.8
CALIFORNIA = 63.4
KANSAS = 63.3
KENTUCKY = 63.1
ILLINOIS =62.6
NEW MEXICO = 62.6
ALABAMA =62.4
PENNSYLVANIA = 62.4
IDAHO = 61.4
INDIANA = 60.5
US Census, 2010
WYOMING = 64.3
GEORGIA = 64.2
NEW JERSEY = 64.1
FLORIDA = 63.8
CALIFORNIA = 63.4
KANSAS = 63.3
KENTUCKY = 63.1
ILLINOIS =62.6
NEW MEXICO = 62.6
ALABAMA =62.4
PENNSYLVANIA = 62.4
IDAHO = 61.4
INDIANA = 60.5
US Census, 2010
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS AGE 18+ WHOVOTED IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
ARIZONA = 59.9
NEVADA = 59.9
NEW YORK = 58.8
OKLAHOMA =58.7
TEXAS =56.1
TENNESSEEE = 55.5
ARKANSAS = 53.8
WEST VIRGINIA = 53.4
UTAH = 53.1
HAWAII = 51.8
US Census, 2010
ARIZONA = 59.9
NEVADA = 59.9
NEW YORK = 58.8
OKLAHOMA =58.7
TEXAS =56.1
TENNESSEEE = 55.5
ARKANSAS = 53.8
WEST VIRGINIA = 53.4
UTAH = 53.1
HAWAII = 51.8
US Census, 2010
“…the number of eligibleHispanic voters is 2016 will total27.7 million, a 17% increase from2012. `From the numbers that wehave, we see 800,000 Latino kidsturning 18 every year, ‘ said IsaacLee, Univision’s president ofnews’.”Source: The Center for American Progress, New York Times, July 13, 2014
Partisan Decisions
Partisan Decisions
”Twenty-seven percentof Democrats & 36% ofRepublicans see theother party as a threatto the nation’swellbeing.”
Source: New York Times, June 12, 2014
”Twenty-seven percentof Democrats & 36% ofRepublicans see theother party as a threatto the nation’swellbeing.”
Source: New York Times, June 12, 2014
Latinos, 2012 Election
An estimated 119 [131in ’08] millionAmericans turnedout to vote…
Source: US Hispanic Leadership Institute, USHLI, November 11, 2012.
Growth in Latino Voters
Growth in Latino Voters
”…in 1976, 88 percent ofvoters were white…in 2008the number was 74percent...It’s estimatedthat it will be 72 percent in2012.”
Pew Research Center, 2012
”…in 1976, 88 percent ofvoters were white…in 2008the number was 74percent...It’s estimatedthat it will be 72 percent in2012.”
Pew Research Center, 2012
Growth in Latino Voters
Growth in Latino Voters
”In terms of voter turnout, weproject that 52.7 percent [+/-0.6] of eligible Hispanics willvote in the upcoming election,and increase from 49.9% in2008 and a continuation ofthe past decade’s long upwardtrend.”
Camarota, S.A., & Zeigler, K., “Projecting the 2012 Hispanic Vote, August 2012
”In terms of voter turnout, weproject that 52.7 percent [+/-0.6] of eligible Hispanics willvote in the upcoming election,and increase from 49.9% in2008 and a continuation ofthe past decade’s long upwardtrend.”
Camarota, S.A., & Zeigler, K., “Projecting the 2012 Hispanic Vote, August 2012
Growth in Latino Voters
Growth in Latino Voters
”The projected Hispanicvoted participation rateof 52.7% compares to66.1% for non-Hispanicwhites and 65.2 for non-Hispanic blacks in 2008.”
Camarota, S.A., & Zeigler, K., “Projecting the 2012 Hispanic Vote, August 2012
”The projected Hispanicvoted participation rateof 52.7% compares to66.1% for non-Hispanicwhites and 65.2 for non-Hispanic blacks in 2008.”
Camarota, S.A., & Zeigler, K., “Projecting the 2012 Hispanic Vote, August 2012
Latinos, 2012 Election, millions
--Under 18 = 17.6
--Adult unauthorized = 7.1……….24.7
--Adult permanent
legal resident = 5.4……….30.1
--Eligible, but
Did NOT vote = 11.2……....41.2
--Voters = 12.5………53.7
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, November 14, 2012.
Latinos, 2012 Election
“Obama won 71% of theHispanic vote while MittRomney won 27%. The gapof 44%-pts. was even greaterthan Mr. Obama’s 36-pt.advantage over JohnMcCain in 2008”.
Source: New York Times, November 11, 2012.
Latinos, 2012 Election
NY = 89%
IL = 81%
PA = 80%
CT = 79%
CO = 75%.....14% [13%] of the electorate
CA = 72%
NV = 71%.....18% [15%] of the electorate
WI = 66%
NM = 65%
FL = 60%.....17% [14%] of electorate
Source: New York Times, November 10, 2012 and Pew Hispanic Center, November 7, 2012.
Growth in Latino Voters
Growth in Latino Voters
”The Latino vote is moreinfluential in the presidentialelection than it is in overallAmerican politics….About halfthe states in play have a Latinopopulation big enough to makethe difference.”
Rosenberg, Simon, New Democratic Network, 2012
”The Latino vote is moreinfluential in the presidentialelection than it is in overallAmerican politics….About halfthe states in play have a Latinopopulation big enough to makethe difference.”
Rosenberg, Simon, New Democratic Network, 2012
Latinos, 2012 Election
--Latinas represented 6% of totalvote and 76% voted for Obama
--Latinos represented 5% of totalvote% and 65% voted forObama
Source: CBSNews, exit polls, November 8, 2012.
Growth in Latino Voters
Growth in Latino Voters
”A Republican probablycan’t win without about40 percent, minimum, ofthe Latino vote.”
Sabato, Larry, Director, Univ. of Virginia’s Center for Politics, 2012
”A Republican probablycan’t win without about40 percent, minimum, ofthe Latino vote.”
Sabato, Larry, Director, Univ. of Virginia’s Center for Politics, 2012
Partisan Decisions
Partisan Decisions
”Fifty-seven percent ofconsistent conservatives sayit’s important to live in aplace where many share theirreligious faith, compared withjust 17% of consistentliberals.”
Source: New York Times, June 12, 2014
”Fifty-seven percent ofconsistent conservatives sayit’s important to live in aplace where many share theirreligious faith, compared withjust 17% of consistentliberals.”
Source: New York Times, June 12, 2014
Partisan Decisions
Partisan Decisions
”76% of consistent liberalssay it’s important to live in anarea with a mix of peoplefrom different racial or ethnicbackgrounds, compared withjust 20% of consistentconservatives.”
Source: New York Times, June 12, 2014
”76% of consistent liberalssay it’s important to live in anarea with a mix of peoplefrom different racial or ethnicbackgrounds, compared withjust 20% of consistentconservatives.”
Source: New York Times, June 12, 2014
