In the last few elections cycles, Latino voters have become a focus among analysts and campaigns, a fast-growing bloc seen as a key to understanding where the nation’s electorate may be headed. And a new NBC News/Telemundo poll shows how that voter segment looks different from the electorate overall — and how it may be starting to follow some of the larger trends in the broader American vote.
The size and power of the Latino vote has grown sharply over the last decade. In 2000, Latino voters made up about 7% of all the votes cast in the presidential race, according to exit polls, but by 2020, their share of the votes cast had nearly doubled to 13%. That percentage was enough to tie it with the African-American vote in that election.
And comparing this NBC News/Telemundo poll to the most recent NBC News survey shows how different the Latino vote looks in some crucial ways. CONTINUED
Dante Chinni, NBC News
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