Latinos Voted Democrat 2-to-1, But Shifted Republican In Some Key Races Source: thinkprogress.org – Thursday, November 06, 2014 CREDIT: AP Latinos voted for Democratic candidates by a two-to-one margin in Tuesday night’s election, the New York Times reported. Though Democrats received 64 percent of the national Latino vote, the exit poll also pointed to a Latino base that helped Republicans gain ground in some decisive races, suggesting some shift in Latino voting patterns. Conducted by five television networks and the Associated Press, the exit poll found that Republican candidates in Texas, Colorado, and Georgia performed well among Latinos. Some 23 percent of Latinos, who make up 14 percent of Colorado’s voter bloc, turned out for Cory Gardner as senator. In Texas, where Latinos make up 17 percent of the state’s voter population, gubernatorial incumbent Greg Abbott took in a whopping 44 percent of the Latino vote. And in Georgia where Latinos make up only three percent of the voter population, both the Republican gubernatorial incumbent and Senate candidate took nearly half of the Latino vote. A Latino Decisions poll found that 45 percent of Latino voters consider immigration reform to be the most important political issue, in part because the Latino community has a vested interest. At least 37.3 percent of the Hispanic population are immigrants. About 76 percent of the 11.7 million undocumented population are Hispanic. And at least 67 percent of Latino registered voters personally know an undocumented immigrant. That could possibly explain why candida All Related Read More…… The post Latinos Voted Democrat 2-to-1, But Shifted Republican In Some Key Races appeared first on GLOBAL NEWS. ift.tt/1u7diuy
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