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Breaking News: As of November 2, 2020, 6118 Latinos have voted in Monroe County during the
2020 General Election. This represents 28% turnout of Latinos so far.

Facts about the Latino Community

A record 32 million plus Latinos will be eligible to vote in the 2020 Presidential election. Our political
landscape is changing. Here are a few fast facts important to our audience to set the stage (Igielnik &
Budiman, 2020; Noe-Bustamante et al., 2020; Pew Research Center, 2020, 2020):
• Only about half of the nation’s 60 million Hispanics are eligible to vote – the smallest share of
any racial or ethnic group.
• Two-in-three Latino eligible voters live in just five states (California, Texas, Florida, New York
and Florida.
• Over 61,000 Latinos reside in Monroe County
• Over 22,000 Latinos are registered to vote in Monroe County
• Only 18.5% of Latinos voted in the last general election in Monroe County.
• For more statistics and facts visit: http://www.pewhispanic.org/interactives/mapping-thelatino-
electorate-by-state/

New York State

• Total Eligible Voter Population: 13.7 Million
• Total Eligible Latino Voter Population: 2.03 Million
• 4% increase in Latino’s share of the New York State voter population

United States
• “Hispanic eligible voters were notably the largest contributors to the electorate’s rise.
• Hispanics alone accounted for 39% of the overall increase of the nation’s eligible voting
population.
• Hispanic voters made up 13% of the country’s overall electorate in 2018 – nearly doubling from
7% in 2000.
o The population’s share grew steadily since 2000, with similar percentage point growth
observed between 2000 and 2010 (3 points) and 2010 and 2018 (3 points).
• The Hispanic electorate’s growth primarily stemmed from their U.S.-born population coming of
age.
• The 12.4 million Hispanics who turned 18 between 2000 and 2018 accounted for 80% of the
growth among the population’s eligible voters during those years.
• The group’s sustained growth over the past two decades will make Hispanics the projected
largest minority group among U.S. eligible voters in 2020 for the first time in a presidential
election (Igielnik & Budiman, 2020).”

Monroe County
• Total Register Voters: 466,162
• Total Register Latino Voters: 22,245
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 • 60% of all voters voted in the November 2018 midterm elections
• 39% of all Latinos voted in the November 2018 midterm elections

Rochester, NY
• Total Register Voters: 103,600
• Total Register Latino Voters: 22,245
• 49% (50,758/103,600) of all voters voted in the November 2018 midterm elections
• 31% (3666/12050) of all Latinos voted in the November 2018 midterm elections

Registered Latino Voters in Monroe County as of Oct 2020

Row Labels Count % of
DEM 11823 50.85%
BLK 6035 34.27%
REP 2813 10.07%
IND 641 2.46%
CON 203 0.82%
WOR 156 0.62%
OTH 48 0.13%
GRE 43 0.25%
WEP 33 0.29%
LBT 31 0.22%
REF 3 0.03%
SAM 2 0.01%
Grand Total 21831 100.00%
Source data: Monroe County Board of Election Voter File

References
Igielnik, R., & Budiman, A. (2020, September 23). The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of the U.S.
Electorate. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/2020/09/23/the-changing-
racial-and-ethnic-composition-of-the-u-s-electorate/
Noe-Bustamante, L., Budiman, A., & Hugo Lopez, M. (2020, January 31). Where Latinos have the most
eligible voters in the 2020 election. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-
tank/2020/01/31/where-latinos-have-the-most-eligible-voters-in-the-2020-election/
Pew Research Center. (2020, July 10). Number of Hispanics has grown in four states with declining
overall populations, and accounted for more than half of growth in 21 states from 2010 to 2019.
Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-
content/uploads/2020/07/ft_2020.07.10_hispanicgrowth_04a.png

Updated: 11/3/20 4:57:27 PM

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 Enrollment by Town/Party:
Latino Early Voters and Absentee Voters

Rochester Total Voters: 2,453 Greece Total Voters: 720

DEM 1,755 DEM 397

BLK 410 BLK 144

REP 207 REP 139

IND 46 IND 27

CON 12 CON 8

WOR 6 WOR 3

WEP 5 WEP 1

OTH 5 GRE 1

LBT 4

GRE 2

SAM 1
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Irondequoit Total Voters: 704 Henrietta Total Voters: 312

DEM 425 DEM 172

BLK 140 BLK 78

REP 99 REP 43

IND 25 IND 12

CON 9 OTH 2

WOR 2 CON 2

WEP 1 WOR 1

OTH 1 LBT 1

LBT 1 GRE 1

GRE 1
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Brighton Total Voters: 311 Webster Total Voters: 280

DEM 201 DEM 132

BLK 67 BLK 76

REP 28 REP 51

IND 14 IND 15

GRE 1 CON 3

WOR 2

LBT 1
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Penfield Total Voters: 236 Perinton Total Voters: 234

DEM 111 DEM 130

BLK 62 REP 48

REP 49 BLK 46

IND 11 IND 8

CON 2 WOR 1

LBT 1 CON 1
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Gates Total Voters: 232 Pittsford Total Voters: 177

DEM 143 DEM 91

BLK 42 BLK 51

REP 38 REP 26

IND 9 IND 8

CON 1
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Chili Total Voters: 157 Ogden Total Voters: 83

DEM 90 DEM 46

BLK 29 BLK 18

REP 26 REP 17

IND 5 IND 2

CON 4

WOR 2

GRE 1
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East Rochester Total Voters: 43 Parma Total Voters: 42

DEM 19 DEM 16

BLK 11 BLK 13

REP 9 REP 9

IND 2 IND 3

WOR 1 CON 1

CON 1
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Sweden Total Voters: 40 Mendon Total Voters: 26

DEM 26 DEM 14

BLK 7 BLK 7

REP 6 REP 2

GRE 1 IND 2

GRE 1
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Clarkson Total Voters: 19 Hamlin Total Voters: 17

DEM 7 DEM 6

REP 6 REP 5

CON 2 BLK 3

BLK 2 WOR 1

OTH 1 IND 1

IND 1 CON 1
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Wheatland Total Voters: 15 Riga Total Voters: 11

DEM 5 REP 7

REP 4 DEM 3

IND 3 BLK 1

BLK 2

CON 1
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Rush Total Voters: 6

DEM 3

BLK 3

Grand Total of Voters: 6,118