Latino voters turned out at much higher rates in the 2018 midterm elections than prior cycles, according to new private and public data, giving Democratic candidates a boost that could have implications for the presidential race. (1/6)
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Latino voters turned out at much higher rates in the 2018 midterm elections than prior cycles, according to new private and public data, giving Democratic candidates a boost that could have implications for the presidential race.found that Hispanic turnout leaped by 13.4 points from the 2014 midterms to 40.4 percent in 2018.
Latino voters supported Democratic candidates by wide margins, according to the Latino Decisions/Catalist study: 75 percent in Arizona, 75 percent in Texas, 71 percent in Nevada, and 61 percent in Florida. Latinos have been building infrastructure within the community over the last 10 years, said Gomez, noting that the successful grassroots mobilization against SB1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law, is nearing its 10-year anniversary.
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