More than 23 million U.S. immigrants will be eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election.
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March 9, 2020

 

Hispanic Trends

 

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE

 

Latino voters, naturalized immigrant voters and the 2020 election

 

This year’s electorate is projected to be more diverse than ever, with 32 million Latinos eligible to vote, a greater number than black eligible voters for the first time. Our latest research also shows that 23 million immigrants (with roots from all over the world) will be eligible to vote, accounting for roughly 10% of all eligible voters nationally. Eligible voters are adult U.S. citizens. Below are links to some of our latest work on Latino voters and immigrant voters in the 2020 election.

 

Mark Hugo Lopez

Director of Global Migration and Demography Research, Pew Research Center

 
Voters in a voting booth
 

Naturalized citizens make up one-in-ten eligible voters in 2020 election

 

More than 23 million U.S. immigrants will be eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election, making up roughly 10% of the nation’s overall electorate – both record highs, according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on Census Bureau data.

Learn more about policy priorities that matter to Latinos:

  • Path to legal status for the unauthorized is top immigration policy goal
  • Latinos' views on raising the minimum wage, health care and stricter gun laws
 
Latino voter map
 

Where do 2020's Latino voters live?

 

This year, a record 32 million Latinos are projected to be eligible to vote in the U.S. presidential election, exceeding the number of black eligible voters for the first time. They will make up over 13% of all eligible voters. Our interactive maps and tables show where they are located.

  • Learn more about where Latinos have the most eligible voters in the 2020 election
  • Most of the 23 million immigrants eligible to vote in 2020 live in just five states
 
 

Who is Hispanic?

 

 
 

How border apprehensions, ICE arrests and deportations have changed under Trump

 

 
 

Latino Democratic voters place high importance on 2020 presidential election

 

 
 

Many immigrants with Temporary Protected Status face uncertain future in U.S.

 

 
 

Far more immigration cases are being prosecuted criminally under Trump administration

 

 
 

Media mentions

 

1 in 10 eligible voters in 2020 are immigrants. That's a record high

CNN

 

Trump and Kushner saw Super Bowl ad as way of making inroads with black voters

New York Times

 

Survey says: Latinx community values creating path for citizenship for all immigrants

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From our research

 

24%

 

The share of U.S. Hispanics who identify as Afro-Latino, Afro-Caribbean, or Afro-(country of origin)

 
 
 

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