The Latino Vote, on its Own Terms

“Latino voters in the United States can be difficult to pigeonhole. Here’s a confusing set of statistics: In a 2006 poll by the Latino Coalition, 57 percent of registered Hispanic voters said they identified with the Democratic Party. But the same group more often labeled themselves “conservative” than “liberal.”

In the 2004 elections, President Bush won an estimated 44 percent of the Latino vote — the first time in more than 30 years that Hispanic support for the Democratic Party dropped below 60 percent. Those numbers raised GOP hopes that Latino loyalty to the Republican Party would continue to grow.”

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