Race and Ethnicity

U.S. Hispanics’ policy views do not always align with those of non-Latinos in the same party, recent surveys have found.

Black Republicans tend to support individualistic approaches to addressing racial inequality, while Black Democrats back institutional approaches.

Immigrants who qualify for TPS are living in the U.S. and come from designated nations deemed unsafe to return to.

The number of Black eligible voters in the U.S. has grown modestly in recent years and is projected to reach 32.7 million in November 2022.

Latinos are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the U.S. electorate since the last midterm elections.

The number of Asian American eligible voters has grown by 9%, or just about a million eligible voters, in the past four years.

Around four-in-ten Black adults in the United States (39%) say Black Lives Matter has done the most to help Black people in recent years.

Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has risen from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019.

Abortion has risen as an election issue for Latinos, with a majority saying it should be legal in all or most cases. Meanwhile, 80% say the economy is a very important issue when deciding who to vote for in the upcoming congressional midterm elections, a greater share than any other issue.

Here are some key facts about the nation’s Latino population by geography, and by characteristics like language use and origin group.