Does the above mean ANYTHING?
How do Hispanic’s VOTE?
Some 40.2 percent of Texans are Hispanic, and 39.8 are non-Hispanic white.
The demographic milestone means that Hispanics are the largest demographic group in the two largest states in the union, California and Texas.
Per the Census population estimates, Texas also breached another milestone last year, joining California as the only two states with more than 30 million inhabitants.
“Numbers alone do not tell the whole story,” said Robert Tellez, the state director for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the country’s oldest Hispanic civil rights organization, which started in Texas.
“While it is inevitable that Hispanics would become the numeric majority in Texas, until we have fair and equal access to the reins of power through the ballot box, we cannot achieve our full potential. LULAC continues to strive for that day which will and must come,” added Tellez.
The Hispanic and white populations have been roughly equal in size for years — the 2020 Census showed the state’s Hispanic population trailing non-Hispanic whites by just over 200,000 people….
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“But it also shows you the importance of having elections that are easier to access. But I think it means that there’s a reckoning coming in Texas. I think Latinos are going to demand more representation and more voice in their government,” added Rocha, who pointed out that Texas currently has no Hispanic statewide elected officials.
The state’s demographic change was long believed to be a driver of political change, potentially swinging the state away from nearly 30 years of GOP control. But the “demographics is destiny” strategy has for the most part not panned out for Texas Democrats.
“As we’ve always said, demographics are not destiny, they’re just an opportunity,” Rocha said…..