There are now more Hispanics in Florida who are registered Democrats than Republicans
by Dee Dee Garcia Blase on Jan. 23, 2012, under 2012 Presidential elections, Hispanic Latino Vote, National tequila party movementAccording to the Pew Hispanic Center:
The crucial Florida Hispanic Vote
According to the Florida Division of Elections, final registration statistics for the state’s January 31 presidential primary show that 1,473,920 Latinos are registered to vote statewide, making up 13.1% of the state’s more than 11.2 million registered voters. Among Latino registered voters, 452,619 are registered as Republicans representing 11.1% of all Republican registered voters. And 564,513 Latino registered voters are registered as Democrats, representing 12.4% of all Democratic registered voters.
As recently as 2006, more Hispanics in Florida were registered as Republicans than as Democrats. By 2008, the balance tipped over to the Democrats. This year that trend has accelerated, with the gap—111,894 registered voters—between Hispanics who are registered as Democrats and those registered as Republicans wider now than in 2008 or 2010.
