Around 27.3 million Hispanics have the right to vote in the United States, some 12% of the electorate.
Even the Republican Party accepts that the road to the White House passes through the barrio: Clinton and Trump will need more than 40% of the Latino vote to win.
In 2012, Obama won 71% of the Hispanic vote, compared to the 27% Mitt Romney was able to muster.
One of the conclusions of the Republican Party’s autopsy following the 2012 elections was that it needed to find a way to attract Latino voters.
“We have to vote, we have to make ourselves heard,” said Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek recently on US television, explaining why she was supporting Hillary Clinton.
Fuente original: Latino voters in US elections: Could the Latino vote carry Hillary Clinton to the White House? | In English | EL PAÍS
