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Latino Vote Lags Behind Other Groups

The Latino vote that helped usher President Barack Obama's re-election continues to grow, but overall turnout lags behind other voting groups.

A new report by the PEW Research Center found that 48 percent of eligible Latino voters turned out to vote in 2012.

This year also marked the first time that black voter turnout surpassed all other groups.

Although Latinos made up a larger share of the nation’s electorate in 2012, making up 8.4 percent of all voters, they dropped in total voting numbers, down from 12.1 million in 2008 to 11.2 million in 2012.

The vote is likely to double by 2030, with many Latinos reaching eligible voting age in the coming years. The median age of native-born Latinos in the U.S. is 18, while the median age of non-Latino whites is 47.

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John Rosman