Latino Voter Turnout

U.S. Census: Latino Voter Turnout in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

In the 2008 U.S. presidential election, over 131 million people voted. Over 5 million more people voted in the 2008 presidential election than voted in the 2004 presidential election. Moreover, approximately 2 million of those 5 million voters resulted from an increase in the number of Hispanic voters in the election. This increase provided Hispanics with 4 more percentage points of the vote than they held in the 2004 presidential election.

Additional significant information about Hispanic voting trends in the 2008 presidential election includes:

· Hispanic voter turnout was highest in the South Atlantic U.S.

o 60.7% percent of the region’s Hispanic population over the age of 18 voted in the election (Table 2)

· Hispanic voter turnout was lowest in the West South Central U.S.

o 37.9% of the region’s Hispanic population over the age of 18 voted in the election (Table 2)

· In the Hispanic population, there was a positive correlation between education level and voter turnout (Table 6).

Educational Attainment	Percentage of Hispanic Population that voted
Less than 9^th grade	39.1%
9^th to 12^th grade, no diploma	34.8%
High school graduate	40.0%
Some college or associate’s degree	60.6%
Bachelor’s degree	70.4%
Advanced degree	79.3%

Within the Hispanic population, there was also a positive correlation between high family incomes and increased voter turnout (Table 9).

Family Income	Percentage of Hispanic Population that voted
Less than $10,000	34.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	44.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	40.5%
$20,000 to $29,999	43.4%
$30,000 to $39,999	46.6%
$40,000 to $49,999	54.7%
$50,000 to $74, 999	56.8%
$75,000 to $99,000	68.3%
$100, 000 to $149,000	69.6%
$150,000 and over	80.1%

This data comes from the Current Population Survey. Statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error. For further information on the source of the data and accuracy of the estimates, including standard errors and confidence intervals, go to Appendix G of <http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsnov08.pdf>.

For more information about the aforementioned tables go to http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/publications/p20/2008/tables.html

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