Aging, Naturalization and Immigration Will Drive Growth
An Awakened Giant: The Hispanic Electorate is Likely to Double by 2030
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The record number of Latinos who cast ballots for president this year are the leading edge of an ascendant ethnic voting bloc that is likely to double in size within a generation. Currently, the nation’s 53 million Hispanics comprise 17% of the total U.S. population but just 10% of all voters this year. However, according to Pew Hispanic Center projections, Hispanics will account for 40% of the growth in the eligible electorate in the U.S. between now and 2030, at which time 40 million Hispanics will be eligible to vote, up from 23.7 million now.
Related:
- Report: Latino Voters in the 2012 Election
- Report: A Milestone En Route to a Majority Minority Nation
- Commentary: Changing Face of America Helps Assure Obama Victory
- Commentary: How the Faithful Voted: 2012 Preliminary Analysis
Pre-Election Related Materials:
- Report: Latino Voters Support Obama by 3-1 Ratio, But Are Less Certain than Others about Voting
- Slideshow: Key Findings
- Report: A Record 24 Million Latinos Are Eligible to Vote, But Turnout Rate Has Lagged That of Whites, Blacks
- 2012 Election State Fact Sheets
- Interactive: Mapping the 2012 Latino Electorate
- Ask the Expert: Importance of the Latino Vote in 2012
Hispanics in the Nation’s Metropolitan Areas
Nearly half (45%) of the nation’s Hispanic population lives in just 10 metropolitan areas and over 75% live in 60 of the largest Hispanic metropolitan areas, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center. In addition, in 13 of the 60 metropolitan areas, Hispanics are a majority of all residents. Mexicans, overall, are the largest Hispanic origin group in 50 of the 60 areas. For more see:
Interactives:
Politics
Reports and public opinion surveys examining the changing electoral participation and views of Latinos.
- Election Fact Sheets: Data on the size and social and economic characteristics of the Hispanic and non-Hispanic eligible voter populations. 2012 | 2010 | 2008
- Interactive: Mapping the Latino Electorate
- The Latino Vote in the 2010 Elections
- The Latino Electorate in 2010:
More Voters, More Non-Voters
Identity
The Pew Hispanic Center recently published “When Labels Don’t Fit: Hispanics and their Views of Identity,” a report based on a nationwide survey that found most Hispanics don’t embrace the term “Hispanic.” And even fewer prefer the term “Latino.”
We then invited journalists, scholars and civic leaders to share their views about identity.
- A Conversation About Identity
- Storify: Highlights from the Conversation
- Slideshow: Key Findings
Immigration
Trends in migration flows, the characteristics of the foreign-born population and attitudes towards immigration policy issues.