Latino Independents Are Key to Electoral Success

By Robert R. Preuhs, Latino Decisions The 2012 election underscored the power of the Latino vote, particularly in battleground states like Colorado, Florida and Nevada.  Recent blogs here at Latino […]

By Latino Decisions Latino support for President Obama was huge, with a record-breaking 75% of Latino voters nationwide (see below) casting their ballot for the President- the previous high for […]

By Rob Preuhs, Latino Decisions The Latino vote will help determine the presidential election.  If one is not convinced, playing around with the Latino Decisions’ Latino Vote Map for a few of […]

PRESS RELEASE A Record 24 Million Latinos Are Eligible to Vote, But Turnout Rate Has Lagged That of  Whites, Blacks A record 24 million Latinos are eligible to vote in the […]

Wednesday September 26, 2012 The Candidates Face Hispanic Voters (The New York Times): Mitt Romney and President Obama made direct appeals to Latino voters this week, appearing on successive days at […]

By Latinovations As of 2011, 17 states have passed various forms of voter suppression measures, which are likely to affect the outcome of the 2012 Presidential election. Additionally, the 2012 Republic National […]

Friday, April 27, 2012 Robert Reich: The GOP’s Death Wish (Market Playground): What are the three demographic groups whose electoral impact is growing fastest? Hispanics, women, and young people. Who are […]

San Antonio, Texas — We recently had the privilege of sitting down with San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and chatting about a few different things. Castro is one of President […]

I started thinking recently about what our country would look like in the future if Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) were to be declared unconstitutional. This is […]

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund (link to site) projects that due to an estimated 50,000 Latinos turning 18 each month, 12.2 million Latinos […]