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    Latinos make up record 17% of Florida registered voters in 2020
    The number of Hispanic registered voters in Florida grew by 364,000 between 2012 and 2016 and by 305,000 between 2008 and 2012.
    Amid National Reckoning, Americans Divided on Whether Increased Focus on Race Will Lead to Major Policy Change
    More Black adults now say the country has work to do to address racial inequality; attitudes of White adults have changed little since 2019.
    Most Cuban American voters identify as Republican in 2020
    Nationwide, 58% of Cuban registered voters say they affiliate with or lean toward the Republican Party, while 38% identify as or lean Democratic.
    Americans are more positive about the long-term rise in U.S. racial and ethnic diversity than in 2016
    In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.
    The ways Hispanics describe their identity vary across immigrant generations
    More than half of foreign-born Latinos describe themselves using the name of their origin country, versus 39% among U.S.-born adult children of immigrants.
    Gen Z eligible voters reflect the growing racial and ethnic diversity of U.S. electorate
    The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.
    The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Electorate
    In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
    Support for Black Lives Matter has decreased since June but remains strong among Black Americans
    55% of U.S. adults now express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, down from 67% in June.
    Who is Hispanic?
    Debates over who is Hispanic have fueled conversations about identity among Americans who trace their heritage to Latin America or Spain.
    Hispanic voters say economy, health care and COVID-19 are top issues in 2020 presidential election
    About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.

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