Hispanics in the 2008 election

The Hispanic vote went up dramatically in 2008. Many Hispanics decided to vote for Barack Obama and because of this, some believe that it helped Obama win. Obama's campaign set out to gain the Hispanic vote, they encouraged hispanics in Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico to vote. Because of their efforts, their numbers went up dramatically. In Colorado, the numbers went up by 9%, in Nevada and New Mexico the numbers went up by 10%.



While in the 2000 and 2004 elections Hispanics voted for Bush, this year they leaned more towards Obama. Most assume it's because Obama made more of an effort to reach to hispanics. Hispanics voted in huge numbers this year and because of Obama's effort to reach to them, they voted for him. Being a hispanic myself, I've heard a lot of people speak about voting for him because they believe that he actually has them in mind and that he's going to do something in this country that's going to directly affect them.



The Wall Street Journal says that Hispanics may soon become the deciding vote in many swing states.