Most of the 23 million immigrants eligible to vote in 2020 election live in just five states
California has more immigrant eligible voters (5.5 million) than any other state, followed by New York, Florida, Texas and New Jersey.
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Naturalized Citizens Make Up Record One-in-Ten U.S. Eligible Voters in 2020
Since 2000, the size of the immigrant electorate has nearly doubled. More than 23 million U.S. immigrants will be eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election.
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Latino voters favor raising minimum wage, government involvement in health care, stricter gun laws
Most Latino registered voters (71%) say they want government to be more involved in solving the nation’s problems.
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Path to legal status for the unauthorized is top immigration policy goal for Hispanics in U.S.
54% of Hispanics in the U.S. say establishing a way for most unauthorized immigrants to stay in the country legally is very important.
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Where Latinos have the most eligible voters in the 2020 election
Latinos are expected for the first time to be the nation’s largest racial or ethnicity minority in a U.S. presidential election.
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Mapping the 2020 Latino electorate
More than 32 million Latinos are eligible to vote nationwide in the 2020 presidential elections. See how the share of Latino voters varies by state and congressional district.
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From the archives: 50 years ago: Mixed views about civil rights but support for Selma demonstrators
In 1965, America’s verdict on Selma was clear: Polling showed the public clearly siding with the demonstrators, not with the state of Alabama.
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Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X outvoted older generations in 2018 midterms
Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters
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In year of record midterm turnout, women continued to vote at higher rates than men
Over half of women and men who were eligible to vote cast ballots in 2018. Compared with 2014, turnout increased by double digits among both genders.
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Historic highs in 2018 voter turnout extended across racial and ethnic groups
More than half of U.S. eligible voters voted in 2018, the highest midterm turnout rate in recent history. Increased turnout was particularly pronounced among Hispanics and Asians.
