Latino Voters Making a Big Impact on American Elections
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42236057/ns/politics-decision_2012/t/latino-population-boom-will-have-election-echoes/ are likely to be pivotal in the 2012 elections. State Latino adult population as % of 2000 Latino adult population as % of 2010 % Increase in Latino population 2000-2010 2008 winner Winning % North Carolina 4.3 6.8 90.2 Obama 49.7 Virginia 4.2 6.9 88.2 Obama 52.6 Nevada 16.7 22.3 83.5 Obama 55.1 Missouri 1.8 2.9 73.5 McCain 49.3 Indiana 3.1 4.8 70 Obama 49.8 Ohio 1.6 2.5 60 Obama 51.2 Florida 16.1 21.1 57.5 Obama 50.9 Arizona 21.3 25 48.4 McCain 53.4 Texas 28.6 33.6 43.4 McCain 55.4 Colorado 14.9 17.5 39 Obama 53.6 New Mexico 38.7 42.3 28.6 Obama 56.9 http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/01/23/latinos-in-the-2012-election-florida/ The Hispanic Age. Florida’s http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/02/latino-voters-will-be-a-force.html