the Latino daily – Your Tuesday morning brief

TUESDAY, March 29, 2016

Good morning Taquistas!

A short but poignant brief this morning. Let’s get your day started with the numbers.

►Tuesday’s numbers

21 – The percentage of Latinos in the Western states* electorate.

40 – The percentage of the U.S. Latino electorate that lives (and votes) in the Western states.

48 – The Latino voter participation percentage in 2012.

10 – The percentage increase of voter participation in the 2016 election forecast by NALEO.

19 – The percentage increase of eligible Latino voters between 2008 and 2012.

15 – The percentage increase of Latino voters between 2008 and 2012.

9.7 million – The number of Latino votes cast in 2008.

11.2 million – The number of Latino votes cast in 2012.

44 – The percentage of eligible Latino voters between the ages of 18 – 35.

*New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana.

Source: High Country News
►Three paragraphs that explain the rise in Latino spending in the Los Angeles area

“Housing spending by Latinos in Los Angeles County totaled $29 billion in 2014. They also spent $10.9 billion on food, outpacing the $8.5 billion that was collectively spent by black, Asian and other non-white households that year.

“Those numbers came from a newly released report from Beacon Economics entitled, “An Analysis of Latino Household Consumer Spending in Los Angeles County.” The report also shows that more than $1 of every $4 spent by Angelinos in 2014 came from Latino households. That’s spending power.

“Much of that comes from the fact that Latinos now account for a big part of the population in many Southland communities. The Beacon report highlights 15 L.A. County cities where Latinos make up 8o percent or more of the population. Those include Irwindale, San Fernando, Pico Rivera, Baldwin Park and South El Monte, among others.”

Source: Los Angeles Daily News

Quotes of the day

“Among 17- to 29-year-old Hispanics, Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton 66-34.”

-Randy Brown, of Edison Research to NPR in a story (#BernieMadeMeWhite: No, Bernie Sanders Isn’t Just Winning With White People) about Bernie Sanders’ popularity among young voters of color.

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