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March 18, 2024

How Will Latino Voters Shape the U.S. Elections?

Latino voters will have a major influence on the upcoming U.S. elections. The U.S. House Congressional Hispanic Caucus is pictured. // File Photo: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

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Gabriel Sanchez, professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of New Mexico and executive director of the UNM Center for Social Policy: “Latino voters are poised to have a marked impact on the outcomes of the 2024 election, as they will represent nearly 15 percent of all 2024 voters. Because eligible Latino voters are overall so much younger than Americans, how much impact they have on several federal and state level races will depend largely on how much enthusiasm they show. For some context, in 2024, 22 percent of Latinos will be voting in their first presidential election, with 16 percent voting for the first time in any federal election. The issues that a large sample of Latino voters in a BSP Research UnidosUS poll have indicated are going to be key include…”

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