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Table 1: Ethnicity by State (2000)

State	% White	% African Amer. or Black	% Amer. Indian & Alaska Native	% Asian	% Reporting Two or More Races	% Hispanic or Latino
Alabama	71.1%	26.0%	0.5%	0.7%	1.0%	1.7%
Alaska	69.3%	3.5%	15.6%	4.0%	5.4%	4.1%
Arizona	75.5%	3.1%	5.0%	1.8%	2.9%	25.3%
Arkansas	80.0%	15.7%	0.7%	0.8%	1.3%	3.2%
California	59.5%	6.7%	1.0%	10.9%	4.7%	32.4%
Colorado	82.8%	3.8%	1.0%	2.2%	2.8%	17.1%
Connecticut	81.6%	9.1%	0.3%	2.4%	2.2%	9.4%
Delaware	74.6%	19.2%	0.3%	2.1%	1.7%	4.8%
Dist. of Columbia	30.8%	60.0%	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	7.9%
Florida	78.0%	14.6%	0.3%	1.7%	2.4%	16.8%
Georgia	65.1%	28.7%	0.3%	2.1%	1.4%	5.3%
Hawaii	24.3%	1.8%	0.3%	41.6%	21.4%	7.2%
Idaho	91.0%	0.4%	1.4%	0.9%	2.0%	7.9%
Illinois	73.5%	15.1%	0.2%	3.4%	1.9%	12.3%
Indiana	87.5%	8.4%	0.3%	1.0%	1.2%	3.5%
Iowa	93.9%	2.1%	0.3%	1.3%	1.1%	2.8%
Kansas	86.1%	5.7%	0.9%	1.7%	2.1%	7.0%
Kentucky	90.1%	7.3%	0.2%	0.7%	1.1%	1.5%
Louisiana	63.9%	32.5%	0.6%	1.2%	1.1%	2.4%
Maine	96.9%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%	1.0%	0.7%
Maryland	64.0%	27.9%	0.3%	4.0%	2.0%	4.3%
Massachusetts	84.5%	5.4%	0.2%	3.8%	2.3%	6.8%
Michigan	80.2%	14.2%	0.6%	1.8%	1.9%	3.3%
Minnesota	89.4%	3.5%	1.1%	2.9%	1.7%	2.9%
Mississippi	61.4%	36.3%	0.4%	0.7%	0.7%	1.4%
Missouri	84.9%	11.2%	0.4%	1.1%	1.5%	2.1%
Montana	90.6%	0.3%	6.2%	0.5%	1.7%	2.0%
Nebraska	89.6%	4.0%	0.9%	1.3%	1.4%	5.5%
Nevada	75.2%	6.8%	1.3%	4.5%	3.8%	19.7%
New Hampshire	96.0%	0.7%	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	1.7%
New Jersey	72.6%	13.6%	0.2%	5.7%	2.5%	13.3%
New Mexico	66.8%	1.9%	9.5%	1.1%	3.6%	42.1%
New York	67.9%	15.9%	0.4%	5.5%	3.1%	15.1%
North Carolina	72.1%	21.6%	1.2%	1.4%	1.3%	4.7%
North Dakota	92.4%	0.6%	4.9%	0.6%	1.2%	1.2%
Ohio	85.0%	11.5%	0.2%	1.2%	1.4%	1.9%
Oklahoma	76.2%	7.6%	7.9%	1.4%	4.5%	5.2%
Oregon	86.6%	1.6%	1.3%	3.0%	3.1%	8.0%
Pennsylvania	85.4%	10.0%	0.1%	1.8%	1.2%	3.2%
Rhode Island	85.0%	4.5%	0.5%	2.3%	2.7%	8.7%
South Carolina	67.2%	29.5%	0.3%	0.9%	1.0%	2.4%
South Dakota	88.7%	0.6%	8.3%	0.6%	1.3%	1.4%
Tennessee	80.2%	16.4%	0.3%	1.0%	1.1%	2.2%
Texas	71.0%	11.5%	0.6%	2.7%	2.5%	32.0%
Utah	89.2%	0.8%	1.3%	1.7%	2.1%	9.0%
Vermont	96.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.9%	1.2%	0.9%
Virginia	72.3%	19.6%	0.3%	3.7%	2.0%	4.7%
Washington	81.8%	3.2%	1.6%	5.5%	3.6%	7.5%
West Virginia	95.0%	3.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.9%	0.7%
Wisconsin	88.9%	5.7%	0.9%	1.7%	1.2%	3.6%
Wyoming	92.1%	0.8%	2.3%	0.6%	1.8%	6.4%
United States	75.1%	12.3%	0.9%	3.6%	2.4%	12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov

Table 2:
Largest Percentage Latino Cities in the United States, 1992

City	Percentage Latino
El Paso , TX	69.0%
Santa Ana, CA	65.2%
Miami, FL	62.5%
San Antonio, TX	55.6%
Corpus Christi, TX	50.4%
Los Angeles, CA	39.9%
Albuquerque, NM	34.5%

Source: Tomas Rivera Policy Institute Website www.trpi.org

Table 3:
Largest Total Population Latino Counties in the United States, 1998

City	Population
Los Angeles , CA	4,029,394
Dade, FL	1,222,652
Cook, IL	899,652
Harris, TX	875,338
Orange, CA	775,283
Bexar, TX	761,019
San Diego, CA	721,513

Source: Tomas Rivera Policy Institute Website www.trpi.org

Table 4:
Latino Projected Population Growth

Year	Population
Current	31.5 million
2020	52.7 million
2040	80.2 million
2050	96.5 million

Source: Tomas Rivera Policy Institute Website www.trpi.org

Note: By 2050, Latinos are expected to comprise 24.5% of the total U.S. population

Table 5:
Voter Registration and Turnout in Federal Elections by Ethnicity 1972-1996

Year	Ethnicity	VAP	% Register.	# Voted	% Voted

1996	White	162,779,000	67.7	91,208,000	56
	Black	22,483,000	63.5	11,386,000	50.6
	Hispanic	18,426,000	35.7	4,928,000	26.7

1994	White	160,317,000	64.6	75,769,000	47.3
	Black	21,799,000	58.5	8,095,000	37.1
	Hispanic	17,476,000	31.3	3,522,000	20.2

1992	White	157,837,000	70.1	100,405,000	63.6
	Black	21,039,000	63.9	11,371,000	54
	Hispanic	14,688,000	35	4,238,000	28.9

1990	White	155,587,000	63.8	72,608,000	46.7
	Black	20,371,000	58.8	7,978,000	39.2
	Hispanic	13,756,000	32.3	2,894,000	21

1988	White	152,848,000	67.9	90,357,000	59.1
	Black	19,692,000	64.5	10,144,000	51.5
	Hispanic	12,893,000	35.5	3,710,000	28.8

1986	White	149,899,000	65.3	70,473,000	47
	Black	19,020,000	64	8,225,000	43.2
	Hispanic	11,832,000	35.9	2,866,000	24.2

1984	White	146,761,000	69.6	90,152,000	61.4
	Black	18,432,000	66.3	10,293,000	55.8
	Hispanic	9,471,000	40.1	3,092,000	32.6

1982	White	143,607,000	65.6	71,679,000	49.9
	Black	17,624,000	59.1	7,581,000	43
	Hispanic	8,765,000	35.3	2,217,000	25.3

1980	White	137,676,000	68.4	83,855,000	60.9
	Black	16,423,000	60	8,287,000	50.5
	Hispanic	8,210,000	36.3	2,453,000	29.9

1978	White	133,370,000	63.8	63,107,000	47.3
	Black	15,636,000	57.1	5,812,000	37.2
	Hispanic	6,788,000	32.9	1,593,000	23.5

1976	White	129,316,000	68.3	78,808,000	60.9
	Black	14,927,000	58.5	7,273,000	48.7
	Hispanic	6,594,000	37.8	2,098,000	31.8

1974	White	125,132,000	63.5	57,918,000	46.3
	Black	14,175,000	54.9	4,786,000	33.8
	Hispanic	6,095,000	34.9	1,397,000	22.9

1972	White	121,243,000	73.4	78,166,000	64.5
	Black	13,493,000	65.5	7,032,000	52.1
	Hispanic	5,616,000	44.4	2,103,000	37.5

Source: Federal Election Commission Website, www.fec.gov
Notes: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
VAP refers to total Voting Age Population

Table 6:
Voter Turnout Among Citizens by Ethnicity, 2000

Ethnicity	18-30	31 and Older
Mexican	32.7%	53.6%
Puerto Rican	31.7%	58.0%
Cuban	50.1%	72.6%
Central American	39.2%	64.6%
Non-Hispanic African American	50.4%	71.5%
Non-Hispanic White	48.7%	73.8%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org

Table 7:
Registration Rates Among Citizens by Ethnicity, 2000

Ethnicity	18-30	31 and Older
Mexican	50.8%	69.1%
Puerto Rican	47.0%	70.1%
Cuban	70.6%	81.1%
Central American	48.9%	73.2%
Non-Hispanic African American	68.3%	82.2%
Non-Hispanic White	65.7%	83.5%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org

Table 8:
Voter Turnout Among Registered Citizens by Ethnicity, 2000

Ethnicity	18-30	31 and Older
Mexican	66.8%	79.2%
Puerto Rican	71.1%	83.1%
Cuban	69.6%	91.0%
Central American	80.9%	89.3%
Non-Hispanic African American	76.6%	88.0%
Non-Hispanic White	75.8%	89.2%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org

Table 9:
Voter Turnout Among Citizens in Select States, 2000

State	Latino 18-30	Non-Hispanic African American 18-30	Non Hispanic White 18-30	All Youths 18-30	Latinos 31 and Older	All Adults 31 and Older
Arizona	28.6%	***	38.6%	32.8%	50.6%	65.0%
California	37.6%	57.6%	53.5%	48.7%	61.7%	72.3%
Florida	37.8%	50.7%	48.4%	47.1%	62.4%	70.9%
Illinois	47.4%	71.2%	49.6%	53.1%	64.6%	74.6%
New Mexico	31.1%	***	46.5%	36.5%	55.8%	65.4%
New York	39.7%	50.9%	51.2%	48.8%	61.1%	72.7%
Texas	31.1%	51.9%	44.4%	41.2%	52.0%	67.4%
National	34.9%	50.4%	48.7%	47.2%	57.5%	72.0%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org
Note: All results based on CIRCLE’s tabulations from Current Population Survey, November Supplement 2000.

Table 10:
Voter Turnout Among Citizens in Select Metropolitan Areas, 2000

State	Latino 18-30	Non-Hispanic African American 18-30	Non Hispanic White 18-30	All Youths 18-30	Latinos 31 and Older	All Adults 31 and Older
Chicago	50.5%	76.4%	57.2%	60.1%	64.3%	76.1%
Dallas/Ft. Worth	20.1%	47.1%	40.5%	38.5%	53.4%	65.9%
Houston	31.1%	50.0%	51.6%	46.7%	43.6%	69.4%
Los Angeles	40.1%	53.5%	56.0%	51.1%	65.9%	73.6%
Miami	43.0%	66.2%	54.5%	52.0%	64.7%	71.8%
New York	40.6%	50.2%	53.9%	50.4%	64.5%	74.4%
National	34.9%	50.4%	48.7%	47.2%	57.5%	72.0%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org
Note: All results based on CIRCLE’s tabulations from Current Population Survey, November Supplement 2000.

Table 11:
Voter Registration Among Citizens in Select States, 2000

State	Latino 18-30	Non-Hispanic African American 18-30	Non Hispanic White 18-30	All Youths 18-30	Latinos 31 and Older	All Adults 31 and Older
Arizona	35.9%	***	49.9%	42.6%	62.5%	72.9%
California	49.9%	69.9%	69.4%	62.6%	71.8%	80.6%
Florida	54.4%	68.7%	62.8%	62.8%	71.4%	81.3%
Illinois	61.8%	85.8%	69.1%	70.7%	75.1%	85.7%
New Mexico	48.8%	***	59.6%	50.2%	67.2%	74.3%
New York	52.3%	65.7%	70.9%	66.8%	72.6%	82.1%
Texas	58.5%	72.7%	71.0%	67.0%	72.5%	82.1%
National	51.6%	68.3%	65.8%	64.2%	70.9%	82.1%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org
Note: All results based on CIRCLE’s tabulations from Current Population Survey, November Supplement 2000.

Table 12:
Voter Registration Among Citizens in Select Metropolitan Areas, 2000

State	Latino 18-30	Non-Hispanic African American 18-30	Non Hispanic White 18-30	All Youths 18-30	Latinos 31 and Older	All Adults 31 and Older
Chicago	65.3%	85.6%	74.8%	74.7%	75.1%	85.0%
Dallas/Ft. Worth	58.2%	72.9%	65.1%	64.4%	67.7%	80.1%
Houston	60.3%	67.9%	77.3%	70.9%	64.0%	79.8%
Los Angeles	50.9%	67.1%	72.0%	64.7%	74.9%	81.4%
Miami	56.5%	87.2%	75.0%	70.3%	73.8%	82.6%
New York	52.2%	64.6%	70.7%	66.1%	76.1%	83.5%
National	51.6%	68.3%	65.8%	64.2%	70.9%	82.1%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org
Note: All results based on CIRCLE’s tabulations from Current Population Survey, November Supplement 2000.

Table 13:
Voter Turnout Among Registered Citizens in Select States, 2000

State	Latino 18-30	Non-Hispanic African American 18-30	Non Hispanic White 18-30	All Youths 18-30	Latinos 31 and Older	All Adults 31 and Older
Arizona	80.3%	***	77.8%	78.0%	81.6%	89.8%
California	77.7%	86.8%	79.2%	80.2%	86.3%	90.4%
Florida	70.8%	74.7%	78.1%	76.0%	87.9%	87.8%
Illinois	77.5%	84.7%	74.3%	77.3%	86.0%	88.0%
New Mexico	67.2%	***	79.0%	74.7%	84.2%	88.9%
New York	80.0%	83.5%	75.7%	77.0%	85.6%	90.1%
Texas	55.8%	73.2%	63.3%	63.0%	74.0%	84.0%
National	70.0%	76.6%	75.8%	75.5%	82.4%	88.6%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org
Note: All results based on CIRCLE’s tabulations from Current Population Survey, November Supplement 2000.

Table 14:
Voter Turnout Among Registered Citizens in Select Metropolitan Areas, 2000

State	Latino 18-30	Non-Hispanic African American 18-30	Non Hispanic White 18-30	All Youths 18-30	Latinos 31 and Older	All Adults 31 and Older
Chicago	78.0%	90.0%	77.9%	81.7%	85.6%	90.2%
Dallas/Ft. Worth	34.6%	67.6%	63.3%	61.1%	73.7%	85.3%
Houston	57.8%	75.4%	67.3%	67.2%	70.1%	88.4%
Los Angeles	79.8%	85.4%	80.0%	81.2%	88.9%	91.1%
Miami	74.6%	75.9%	73.7%	73.9%	88.6%	87.4%
New York	81.6%	82.5%	79.0%	79.5%	86.6%	90.6%
National	70.0%	76.6%	75.8%	75.5%	82.4%	88.6%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org
Note: All results based on CIRCLE’s tabulations from Current Population Survey, November Supplement 2000.

Table 15:
Political Party Identification,Citizens Ages 18-25

Ethnicity	% Democrat	% Independent	% Republican
White	30%	28%	32%
African American	41%	21%	27%
Hispanic	36%	25%	29%

Source: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Website, www.civicyouth.org.
Results from CIRCLE/Council for Excellence in Government National Youth Survey, January 2002.

Table 16:
Partisan Identification of African Americans 1999, 2000, 2002

	% Democrat			% Independent			% Republican
	1999	2000	2002	1999	2000	2002	1999	2000	2002
Total	68	74	63	23	20	24	5	4	10
18-25	58	51	54	30	36	34	7	9	9
26-35	67	70	56	26	24	29	4	5	15
36-50	66	79	65	26	18	21	4	4	12
51-64	69	77	70	20	18	21	5	3	5
65+	80	82	75	13	13	16	4	1	7

Source: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Website, www.jointcenter.org/
Note: Black population only surveyed.

Table 17:
Voter Participation of Asian Americans in 2000 Presidential Election

	Chinese	Korean	Vietnamese	Japanese	Filipino	S. Asian	All
Voted	41%	34 %	40%	63%	47%	36%	44%
Did Not Vote	59%	66%	61%	36%	52%	63%	55%
Not Sure	*	*	*	1%	1%	1%	1%

Source: Pei-te Lien, M. Margaret Conway, Taeku Lee, Janelle Wong “The Mosaic of Asian American Politics: Preliminary Results from the Five-City Post-Election Survey”. Working Paper from Asian-Pacific American Caucus Website, www.apa-politics.org

Note: Results are from the Pilot Study of the National Asian American Political Survey (PNAAPS). 1,218 randomly selected adults of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Filipino, and South Asian descent residing in Los Angeles, New York, Honolulu, San Francisco, and Chicago areas were interviewed.

Table 18:
Level of Political Interest of Asian Americans

	Chinese	Korean	Vietnamese	Japanese	Filipino	S. Asian	All
Very Interested	18%	28 %	21%	21%	24%	38%	24%
Somewhat Interested	46%	43%	31%	38%	29%	34%	37%
Slightly Interested	24%	24%	27%	25%	26%	16%	24%
Not At All Interested	10%	4%	18%	16%	20%