Latinos May Swing the Vote

I believe Latinos may be able to swing the vote based off of the fact that there has been an increase in Latino registered voters across the nation since the last election. The increase ranges from .2% to 4.4% among states, and the national increase is 1.3% (Brookings, 1) with majority voters registered Democratic but some are swaying towards the Republican Party now more than ever.

A record 23.7 million Latinos are eligible to vote on Nov. 6, 22 percent more than four years ago, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. With that there are 50,000 more Latinos becoming eligible to vote every month meaning that the amount of registered Latino voters can really only go up rather than down.

Latino’s are a large percentage of voters in multiple large or populous states including widely democratic states such as Florida and California; and widely Republican states such as Texas and Montana. Yes there may be a larger amount of voters belonging to other ethnic groups; Latino’s may swing the vote because though they have one of the lowest percentage of registered voters, more of registered Latino voters actually go out and vote compared to Blacks, Whites, and Asians.

In many of the swing states, or states that aren’t completely biased to one political candidate, Latino’s may swing that vote because they have a higher number of actual voters. Example, Colorado, as of now it is virtually tied between the Republican party and the Democratic party (Latino Vote Map). But Colorado is also a state that generally attracts immigrants (Brookings, 2), meaning there will most likely be a larger number of Latinos there than other ethnicities. Leading me to the fact that the Latino vote may swing this state in the direction they want it.