{"id":14910,"date":"2013-11-06T14:01:09","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T19:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/a-republican-captures-the-latino-vote\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:26:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:26:18","slug":"a-republican-captures-the-latino-vote","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/11\/06\/a-republican-captures-the-latino-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Chris Christie captures about half the Latino vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-250880\" alt=\"FT_13.11.06_NJLatinoVote\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/11\/FT_13.11.06_NJLatinoVote.png\" width=\"310\" height=\"537\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his landslide re-election victory last night, New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie carried 51% of the Latino vote, a 19 point increase from his performance in 2009, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/projects\/elections\/2013\/general\/new-jersey\/exit-polls.html\">according to exit polls<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christie\u2019s showing among Latinos came despite some strong headwinds for the GOP among this demographic group. In the 2012 presidential race, Republican candidate Mitt Romney won just <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2012\/11\/07\/latino-voters-in-the-2012-election\/\">27% of the Hispanic vote nationally<\/a>. \u00a0In 2008, Republican John McCain won 31% of the Latino vote.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Latino vote is <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2013\/06\/03\/inside-the-2012-latino-electorate\/\">growing in importance<\/a> across the nation. Today, more than 23 million Latinos are eligible to vote, and a record 11.2 million voted in 2012.<!--more--><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republican Party\u2019s image among Hispanics has deteriorated in recent years. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey of Hispanics, just <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2012\/10\/11\/latinos-and-the-2012-presidential-election\/\">10% of Hispanic registered voters say the Republican Party has more concern for Hispanics<\/a> than the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latino voters have leaned more towards the Democrats and supported Democratic presidential candidates in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2012\/11\/07\/latino-voters-in-the-2012-election\/\">growing shares<\/a>. Last year, President Obama won an overwhelming 71% of the Hispanic vote, a modest increase from the 67% he won in the 2008 election.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christie is widely considered to be a contender for the presidential race in 2016 and it\u2019s hard not to compare his success with the last Republican candidate to garner a significant share of the Hispanic vote, former president George W. Bush. Bush received <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/2100-250_162-190699.html\">between 39% and 50% of the Hispanic vote<\/a> in Texas for his gubernatorial election in 1998 and then went on to win the presidency in 2000 with <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2012\/11\/07\/latino-voters-in-the-2012-election\/\">35% of the national Hispanic vote<\/a> and was re-elected in 2004 with <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2005\/06\/27\/hispanics-and-the-2004-election\/\">40% of the Hispanic vote<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his landslide re-election victory last night, New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie carried 51% of the Latino vote, a 19 point increase from his performance in 2009, according to exit 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