Latinos, Population Growth and American PoliticsPopulation Resource CenterOctober 5, 2006Rodolfo O. de la GarzaColumbia University &Toms Rivera Policy Institute

state2005190017902000 Pop/Sq. mi.California36,132,1471,485,053---217.2Texas22,859,9683,048,710---79.6Florida17,789,864528,542 ---296.4New York19,254,6307,268,894 340,120401.9Rhode Island1,076,189428,556 68,8251003.2Pennsylvania12,429,6166,302,115 434,373274

Distribution and Weight of Electoral College Votes of Large vs. Small States

StatePopulationElectoral VotesElectoral Votes/Capita

Wyoming501,2423167,081

California35,484,45355645,172

New York19,190,11531619,036

Texas22,118,50954409,602

U. S. Population by Race and Hispanic/Latino Origin, Census 2000 and July 1, 2005

Race & Hispanic/Latino origin July 1, 2005, population1Percent of populationCensus 2000, population% of population Total Population296,410,404100.0%281,421,906100.0% White237,854,95480.2211,460,62675.1 Black or African American37,909,34112.834,658,19012.3 American Indian& Alaska Nat2,863,0011.02,475,9560.9 Asian12,687,4724.310,242,9983.6 Native Hawaiian/Pac Islander 516,6120.2398,8350.1 Two or more races4,579,0241.56,826,2282.4 Some other racen.a.2n.a.15,359,0735.5 Hispanic or Latino42,687,22414.435,305,81812.5

Estimated and Projected Hispanic Population, 19502050 Sources: Historical estimates for 19501990 from Passel and Edmonston 1994; projections based on Census2000 from Passel 2003.

Hispanic Growth as Largest MinorityLikely to Continue

Population in millions

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States with Largest Latino Populations 2000

Growth Rate of Latino Population, by State: 19902000 Source: Based on Decennial Census data.

New Latino Growth Centers

23 States Where Latinos are the Largest Minority Group 2000 Census

NativityTotal HispanicNativity by Hispanic OriginMexican Puerto Rican Cuban Central American South American Other Hispanic#%#%#%#%#%#%#%TotalTotal40,425100.026,630100.03,840100.01,614100.03,158100.02,114100.03,069100.0Native 24,14659.715,99260.13,79098.759436.81,03232.764130.32,09868.3Foreign Born16,27840.310,63839.9501.31,02163.22,12667.31,47269.797131.7

Non-U.S. Citizens as a Share of the Adult Latino Population, 1976 - 2004Source : US Census

Table 3: Latino Adult Voters, Adult Citizen Non-Voters, and Adult Non-U.S. Citizens, 1976 - 2000

Table 2: Latino Voters by State, 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November 2000.Voting rates by race and ethnicity

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Voting rate based on voting-age population

Voting rate based on voting-age, citizen population

Voting rate based on voting-age, citizen, registered population

Voting rates by race and ethnicity: 2000

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AngloAfrican AmericanAsian & PILatino

Voting rate based on voting-age population60%54%25%28%

Voting rate based on voting-age, citizen population62%57%43%45%

Voting rate based on voting-age, citizen, registered population86%84%83%79%

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Voting rate based on voting-age population

Voting rate based on voting-age, citizen population

Voting rate based on voting-age, citizen, registered population

Voting rates by race and ethnicity

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Looking Backward, Moving ForwardNo evidence that immigrant activists have attempted to organize around Mexican interests or the governments political agenda.