No Longer Politics as Usual

The census estimates that there were 9.745 million Hispanic voters in 2008, an increase of almost 30 percent since the last presidential election! Overall, an estimated 131 million Americans voted in 2008, compared to 125.7 million in 2004, for an increase of just 4.3%. Of the 5.4 million additional votes cast in 2008, almost half—2.2 million—were cast by Latinos.