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US: Majority of Latinos support Democrats for elections

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

OCTOBER 5, 2010 19:44

WASHINGTON — In a year when Democrats are struggling to energize supporters, Hispanic voters appear significantly less motivated than the rest of the US to cast election ballots even though two-thirds of Latino registered voters say they will vote Democratic in their congressional race, a Pew Hispanic Center study released Tuesday found.

The center's national survey, released found 51 percent of Latino registered voters were absolutely certain they would vote — compared with 70 percent of U.S. voters — and 65 percent of Latino voters planned to support the Democrat in their congressional district, compared with 47 percent of U.S. voters.

They are pledging that support even though only 26 percent of the voters said the policies of President Barack Obama's administration have helped Latinos. Thirteen percent said the administration's policies hurt Latinos, while 51 percent said they had no effect.

"The Latino vote appears to continue to strongly identify with the Democratic Party," said Mark Lope, Pew Hispanic Center's associate director.

A 51 percent Latino voter turnout would be a slight increase in turnout over 2008. But turnout for all voters generally is lower than in presidential years. In 2006, about 32 percent of eligible Latino voters showed up at the polls.

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