U.S. Latinos Likely to Vote at Lower Rates This Year
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The share of Latino voters who say they will definitely vote this year is down from 2012, according to data from the Pew Research Center’s national survey of Latinos, released today.
The number of eligible Latino voters reached a record 27.3 million this year, up 4 million since 2012. Overall, 69% of registered Latino voters say they are “absolutely certain” they will vote this November. That’s down from 77% who said the same in 2012, according to Pew.
But Latinos are engaged, according to Pew. The survey shows three-quarters of Hispanic registered voters say they have discussed Donald Trump’s comments about Hispanics or other groups with family, friends or coworkers in the past year.
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The survey also found that Trump trails by a sizable margin in the presidential race. About six in 10 registered Latino voters (58%) favor Clinton, while just 19% support Trump; 10% favor Libertarian Gary Johnson while 6% back Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee.
This article was originally published in New America Media.
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