By the Numbers: Hispanic Voters in New Mexico
Number of states, including New Mexico, with a majority-minority population: 5
Percentage of New Mexicans who identified as Hispanic in the 2010 US Census: 46.3
Percentage of Santa Fe County residents who are Hispanic, according to 2009 Census estimates: 45.6
Percent increase in New Mexico’s Hispanic population between 2000 and 2010, according to the Census Bureau: 24.6
Number of eligible Hispanic voters in New Mexico: 525,000
Percentage of Hispanic residents and white residents, respectively, who are eligible to vote in New Mexico: 59, 81
Number of states in which more than 59 percent of Hispanic residents are eligible to vote: 0
New Mexico Congressional district with the highest percentage of Hispanic eligible voters in 2008: 2 (southern New Mexico)
New Mexico Congressional district with the highest percentage of Republican voters: 2
Percentage respectively of Hispanic registered voters and all registered voters who said they’d given the national election “quite a lot of thought” in October 2010: 32, 50
Percentage respectively of Hispanic voters registered as Republicans and Democrats who said the same: 44, 28
Sources: US Census Bureau, Pew Hispanic Center, New Mexico Secretary of State
A longer account of this study, including an extensive discussion of the data obtained and methodology used, is available at the Stanford Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society website at siqss.com.
"The Hispanic Century"? Please. No, SERIOUSLY:
This article, is much-more than a shamelessly (and pointlessly) pandering piece. It's an indefensible indictment. Truth, told: ANOTHER
century of grossly unjust Fourth-class citizenry for
a group that has served disproportionately in
most "American" "Wars". ANOTHER century, to be
ignored by Multi-national "Corporate America" and
the main-stream Media, despite numerous DECADES of vast Economic-participation. ANOTHER
Century, to be relegated and cast as mere Societal-token, while others, have long been given
carte blache in opportunites. ANOTHER Century, of
"educating" children, that they are without Heritage, History, nor VAST contributions.
"The Hispanic Century"? On behalf of Columbus,
Onate, Cortez, and the countless other Spanish
and Basque, who FIRST discovered, conquered,
and claimed North and South America - In The Name of The True and Living Jehovah:
Too much, too little, too late.
If Hispanics perceive that their power lies predominately in their voting for tweedledum over tweedledee, they will just be a disempowered ethnic group that votes a lot.
If we've learned anything in the last three and a half years, it's that screwing over working people is a bipartisan affair.
(Note to Editor) GOT Censorship? Noted. Duly, noted.
His Prince Michael,
Please elaborate. How do you feel you were censored?
Now, if we can get Hispanics to vote for someone besides the only reason is that the candidate is Hispanic, we be much better off! I had to tell the elder Hispanics, No! that's not the Hispanic we want! That's a Texan!!