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According to a recent count, approximately every 30 seconds, a young Latino in the United States turns 18, or voting age. A record 32 million Latinos are projected to be eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election, making them the largest share of minority voters for the first time.Lea análisis en Español.

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Latino communities targeted by disinformation ahead of Georgia’s Senate runoffs
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‘I feel really good’: Afro Latino first-time voter looks forward to Biden administration
Georgia Democratic candidate for US Senate Jon Ossoff waits for a supporter to arrive during a drive-through yard sign pick-up event on Nov. 18, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia.
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How grassroots groups are getting Latinos to the polls in Georgia
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Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona
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Trump’s pandemic response convinced this Latino Republican to back Biden  
Marlene Herrera in front of her home
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First-time Latina voter in California: Trump puts ‘his people first’ at others’ expense
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This undecided Latinx voter wanted police and prison reform on the ballot
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Eight square-size pictures of young men and women appear over a white background.
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2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth
Brayan Guevara in front of Irving Park Elementary School, in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he is a teacher's assistant, June 3, 2020.
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This independent Afro Latino voter has decided on Biden
Adela Diaz, who will be a first-time voter in 2020, at home in Phoenix, Arizona.
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As polls open in Arizona, Biden wins this Latina’s vote with his health care platform
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BLM is increasingly a voter issue for Latinos in Georgia
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For this young Latino, spending more time with family is an upside to the pandemic
President Donald Trump arrives for a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable at Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Phoenix.
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Trump, Biden battle for Latino vote in Arizona
In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo supporters watch the program outside the venue where Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is speaking, during the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.
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How Puerto Ricans in central Florida may decide the US election
Michelle Aguilar Ramirez stands for a portrait in South Seattle, Washington, May 18, 2020.
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Signs advertising the 2020 US Census cover a closed and boarded up business amid the coronavirus outbreak in Seattle, Washington, March 23, 2020.
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For Latinos ineligible to vote, US census offers a path to political power
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This Afro Latina says identity will always be important when she votes
In this image from video, Eva Longoria, serving as moderator in a white dress against a blue screen, speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 17, 2020.
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The DNC touted a diverse lineup. But some Latino leaders feel left out.
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Maria Elena Romero/The World
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Jacob Cuenca, 18, a registered Republican, poses outside his home in Homestead, Florida, on May 21, 2020.
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Dallas County voter Maria Cruz, left, along with her daughters Catalina and Susana Cruz, voted in Tuesday's primary runoff in Texas.
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Trump, Biden boost efforts to reach Texas Latino voters
Brayan Guevara in front of Irving Park Elementary School, in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he is a teacher's assistant, June 3, 2020.
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This young Afro Latino teacher and voter wants to be a model for his students
Two black and white photos of a man and a woman are shown over a blue background.
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4 photos in black and white over a blue background serve to announce an event.
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Discussion: The Latino conservative vote in the 2020 election
Una photo con el collage de 8 retratos de jovenes sobre un fondo negro.
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Michelle Aguilar Ramirez stands for a portrait on Monday, May 18, 2020, in South Seattle, Wash.
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A voter casts a ballot at the Flushing Volunteer Fire Department in Flushing, Ohio, on "Super Tuesday," March 6, 2012.
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Latino groups fight voter suppression efforts as US election nears
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4 photos in black and white over a blue background serve to announce an event.
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Adela Diaz, who will be a first-time voter in 2020, at home in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Health disparities are top of mind for Latina student voter
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Trump’s pandemic response has this conservative Latino teen voter considering Biden
Latino leaders and immigration reform supporters gather at the University of Colorado to launch a voter registration campaign to mobilize Colorado's Latino, immigrant and allied voters on Oct. 28, 2015.
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Joe Biden y Bernie Sanders speak at a debate.
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Foto en Blanco y negro del Presidente Kennedy y su esposa rodeados de musicos.
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Brayan Guevara, a 19-year-old college sophomore, at home in North Carolina.
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How a trip to Honduras shaped one young US Afro Latino voter’s identity
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Coronavirus upended her family. But this Latina teen is determined to make her vote count.
Senator Bernie Sanders speaks as former Vice President Joe Biden reacts during the ninth Democratic 2020 U.S. Presidential candidates debate at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas Nevada, on Feb. 19, 2020.
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Can Biden turn out Latinos to vote? Advocacy groups aren’t sure.
Izcan Ordaz, an 18-year-old high school senior in Fort Worth, Texas, poses for a photo while walking down steps wearing a navy blue Ralph Lauren polo.
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This Latino teen voter worries about prom, graduation — and the economy
Delia Ramirez, a restaurant worker, hangs aprons to dry at her home in the Bella-B Mobile Home Park, where owner Yacov Sinai decreased rents to help residents in difficult economic situations due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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Young Latino voters in Seattle view November election through lens of pandemic