Latino voting rates in the November 2020 elections in the United States were the highest historically with 53.7% turnout.
Latino voter registration and voting rates rose to an all-time high in the November 2020 elections, according to a report by The City University of New York, authored by Laird W Bergad and Luis Miranda Jr. The report details the changes in voter registration and participation rates among Latinos in the country, as published in the study under the title 'Latino Voter Registration and Participation Rates in 2020 Presidential Election'.
The study shows that Latino voter registration rates increased to 61.1% of all Latino citizens, while Latino voting rates (the percentage of Latinos eligible to vote who actually voted) also reached an all-time high compared to elections compared, in 2020 there was 53.7% participation of the Latino electorate.
About 18.7 million votes in 2020 were from the Latino community, which, if compared to 2016, (15.3 million), there is a great increase not only in voters, but also in the Latino population who You have the right to exercise your vote in the North American country.
On the other hand, the growth trend of the Latino community is also reflected in the growth of the population born in the United States, with 74% of voters being of American birth, while the rest, 25.6%, come from citizens. by naturalization.
The population of people of Latino origin reached the figure of 60 million 95 thousand, of the 331 million 449 inhabitants of the United States, Mexicans represent 65.2% of Latinos with 37 million 447 thousand counted, that is, almost two thirds of the Latino community.
“It has been clear for some time that the key to increasing Latino voter turnout has been the challenge of finding strategies to motivate the Latino electorate to register to vote,” said study co-author Laird Bergad, distinguished professor at the Graduate Center and Latin American and Latino Studies at Lehman College, CUNY. “This report suggests a significant upward shift in registration and voting rates among the Latino electorate. Hopefully these trends will continue in the future, "he concludes.
The increase in the registration and voter rate in recent years suggests that Latinos are gaining momentum to influence politics and election results in the US.
“The data presented in this report shows that the community continues to exert greater political influence, from Michigan to Pennsylvania to Texas. We are certainly not 'the sleeping giant' as many have called us, but a roaring force to be reckoned with, "said study co-author Luis A. Miranda, Jr., founding partner of MirRam Group and chairman of the board of Latino Victory. Background.
With information from Dr. Jorge Madrazo Cuéllar.
Latino Voter Registration and Participation Rates in the 2020 Presidential Election
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