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Latino Political Power:
Turning Numbers into Clout
Arturo VargasExecutive Director
NALEO Educational Fund
San Antonio, TexasJune 23, 2011
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Reapportionment 2008 Presidential Elections
GOP Latino voters deliver critical win to McCain in Florida.
Democratic Latino voters save Hilary Clinton’s primary campaign.
Record Latino turnout – 28% increase over 2004.
Latinos reshape the political map, including those with emerging Latino communities.
Assoc. Press
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Reapportionment 2010 Midterm ElectionsNALEO Educational Fund projects 6.5 million Latinos will vote – 6.6 million do.
Latino voters deliver victory to U.S. Senators Harry Reid and Michael Bennet.
Several GOP Latino milestones:
• Marco Rubio elected to U.S. Senate
• First Latino Governor of NV• First elected Latina Governor of
any state (NM)• Latino GOP Members of Congress
increased from 3 to 7, including the first Latino U.S. Representatives from Idaho and Washington.
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Reapportionment 2010 Census – Latino Growth
The overall population increases by 10%. Latino population grows 43%, and reaches 50.5 million mark.
Latinos are 56% of America’s growth.
Latinos prevent net population decline in IL, NJ, NY, & other states.
South sees dramatic Latino growth – NC Latino population doubles (111%).
Texas sees largest pop. increase in nation – 4.3 million. Latinos account for 65% of that growth.
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Reapportionment 2010 Census – Latino Youth
On April 1, 2010, almost 1 in 4 youth (under 18) in the United States was Latino. More than half the youth in California and New Mexico are Latino. About 40% of Arizona and Nevada youth are Latino.
In 2009, 92% of Latinos under 18 years of age were born in the United States.
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Reapportionment Decennial Reapportionment
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2012 Projected Latino Vote
Projected Latino Voters
Increase from 2008
Projected Latino Share of
Vote
NATIONAL 12,237,000 25.6% 8.7%
Arizona 359,000 23.2% 12.0%
California 3,911,000 32.1% 26.3%
Colorado 224,000 15.0% 8.7%
Florida 1,650,000 34.5% 18.3%
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2012 Projected Latino Vote
Projected Latino Voters
Increase from 2008
Projected Latino Share of
Vote
Illinois 433,000 37.8% 7.6%
New Jersey 392,000 16.2% 10.4%
New Mexico 329,000 14.0% 35.0%
New York 845,000 13.7% 10.8%
Texas 1,987,000 17.1% 21.3%
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Growth, and Continued Need
Latino CVAP, Registration, and Turnout in General Elections