Since July 2023, 65.2 million Hispanics are the most numerous minority in the United States, amounting to almost one fifth of the total population. Therefore, on the eve of the November elections, it is relevant to examine their electoral behavior. What follows is based on figures released by the US Bureau of the Census on the last 2022 election. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2022
For several reasons, not all Hispanics are eligible to vote. Around 30 percent of all Hispanics are less than 18 years of age, while others have not become US citizens. In all, 31.1 million Hispanics, 47 percent, were eligible to vote, equivalent to 13.4 percent of the 233.5 million US citizens of voting age. However, to vote it is required to be registered to do so. Out of the 31.1 million Hispanics eligible to vote, only 18 million, or 58 percent were registered and only 11.8 million of them, or 38 percent voted in the elections of 2022.
One of the main conclusions that can be drawn from these figures is that for Hispanics to achieve levels of political participation congruent with their share of the overall population, it is necessary to carry out a major effort to increase the number of those registered to vote and of those who come out to vote.
