Pew Research reported that in all 50 states, the share of non-Hispanic whites declined between 2000 and 2018 with 10 states experiencing double-digit drops in the share of White eligible voters. Nevada, California, Arizona, Florida and Texas have seen rapid growth in the Hispanic share of the electorate over an 18-year period. In Florida Hispanic adults made-up 20% of all eligible voters and in Arizona 24%. The percentage of Hispanics tripled in Florida since 2000.
Since 2000, the growth of Hispanic, Black, and Asian registered voters represented 75% of the growth of the 40 million more voters since 2000. Hispanics alone represented 39% of the growth.
Eligible voters by Ethnicity: Whites and Blacks are more likely to vote than Hispanics and Asians.
Whites 67%
Blacks 12%
Hispanic 13%
Asians 4%
Other 3%
The Democratic Party maintains a wide and long-standing advantage among Black, Hispanic, and Asian American registered voters. Of Hispanic voters, only Cubans (57%) show a preference for the Republican Party. Hispanics of Puerto Rican heritage are now as large as Cubans in Florida.
In 47 out of 50 states, Whites have more than 50% eligible voters. Whites as a percentage of voters declined from 75% to 60% in Florida and Arizona since 2000. In Texas, the percentage of Whites declined from 62% in 2000 to 51% in 2018.
