A majority of voters younger than 30 said they were voting in a midterm for the first time. Meanwhile, many new voters this year were young. (Exit polls offer the first look at who voted in an election, a portrait that will be refined over time as more data, such as state voter files, become available.)Ģ About a quarter of Hispanics who cast a ballot in 2018 (27%) said they were voting in a midterm for the first time, compared with 18% of black voters and 12% of white voters, according to the exit polls. Among other racial and ethnic groups, a lower share of whites (44%) voted for Democrats in congressional races compared with blacks (90%) and Asians (77%). In a Pew Research Center pre-election survey, 62% of Latinos said they identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party compared with 27% who affiliated with the Republican Party. These results largely reflect the party affiliation of Latinos. congressional races nationwide, an estimated 69% of Latinos voted for the Democratic candidate and 29% backed the Republican candidate, a more than two-to-one advantage for Democrats, according to National Election Pool exit poll data. Here are key takeaways about Latino voters and the 2018 elections.ġ In U.S. While it’s too soon to know how many voted and their turnout rate, Latinos made up an estimated 11% of all voters nationwide on Election Day, nearly matching their share of the U.S. A record 29 million Latinos were eligible to vote in this year’s midterm elections, accounting for 12.8% of all eligible voters, a new high. Latinos make up an increasing share of the U.S. (Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images) 24 at an early voting event for students in Norwalk, California.
Destiny Martinez, 18, voted for the first time on Oct.
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