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title: "Hispanic Protestants Closely Divided Heading Into 2010 Elections; Hispanic Catholics Favor Democrats"
description: "A new survey by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, shows that Hispanic registered voters currently support Democratic candidates by a three-to-one margin in the upcoming midterm elections (65% vs. 22%). The survey data show, however, that there is a sharp divide between Hispanics who identify their religion as Catholic […]"
date: "2010-10-07"
authors:
  - name: "Joseph Liu"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2010/10/07/hispanic-protestants-closely-divided-heading-into-2010-elections-hispanic-catholics-favor-democrats/"
categories:
  - "Catholicism"
  - "Evangelicalism"
  - "Hispanic/Latino Identity"
  - "Hispanic/Latino Voters"
  - "Race, Ethnicity & Politics"
  - "Race, Ethnicity & Politics"
  - "Religion & Race"
  - "Voter Demographics"
---

# Hispanic Protestants Closely Divided Heading Into 2010 Elections; Hispanic Catholics Favor Democrats

[![Religion & Politics 2010](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2012/07/RP2010fullcarrot-15px3.gif)](http://features.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion/politics/)

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A [new survey by the Pew Hispanic Center](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic/reports/report.php?ReportID=127), a project of the Pew Research Center, shows that Hispanic registered voters currently support Democratic candidates by a three-to-one margin in the upcoming midterm elections (65% vs. 22%). The survey data show, however, that there is a sharp divide between Hispanics who identify their religion as Catholic and those who identify as Protestant. Hispanic Catholics overwhelmingly support Democrats over Republicans in the upcoming elections (69% vs. 19%), but Hispanic Protestants are closely divided in their vote choice (45% say they will support Democrats and 41% say Republicans). Hispanic Protestants make up about one-fifth of Hispanic registered voters (22% in the new survey), while roughly two-thirds of Hispanic registered voters are Catholic (64%). For more on Latinos and the 2010 elections, see the [Pew Hispanic Center’s report](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic/reports/report.php?ReportID=127).

![hispanic-voter-preferences 10-10-07](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2012/07/hispanic-voter-preferences.png)