Hispanic Voting
Hispanics are voting in greater numbers in every election and play a significant role in electing candidates everywhere from the county to the presidential level. 7.6 million Hispanics were reported to have voted in the 2004 presidential election.
According to a CIRCLE 2005 study, there was a 53% increase and Hispanic voters between the ages of 18-29 between 2000-2004.
As of December 07, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, 57% of registered Hispanic voters considered themselves Democrat, while 23% aligned with the Republican Party.
Based on past turnout, even though Hispanics are at least 15% of the US population, they make up only 9% of the "eligible" voters in the U.S., with only just over 6% expected to actually turnout and vote.
A Pew Hispanic Center report from the Democratic Super Tuesday '08 Vote shows that Hispanics were more likely than Anglos to cite gender as important to voting decisions.
In the same poll, Hispanic Democratic voters were much younger than their Anglo contemporaries on Super Tuesday...with over 50% of Hispanic voters being under 45. Compare that figure with just 1/3 of Anglo voters being under 45.