Latino power at the polls - Young people driving dramatic rise in registrations locally

Posted on: November 6th, 2006
Filed Under: [ Tomás' Picks ] [ Politics ]
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“According to a San Diego Union-Tribune analysis of the county registration rolls, the number of new voters with Spanish surnames has increased dramatically from the same period last year, from 5,202 to about 8,700.

Young people – 18-to 25-year-olds – are leading the way.

The number of young Latinos who registered to vote between January and October jumped 84 percent from the same period last year.”

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