WUNC: “North Carolina advocacy groups registered thousands of Latino voters in 2022 in a push to turn out the state’s fastest growing group of residents. They made calls. They used concerts, cultural events and Instagram posts to appeal to hard-to-reach young voters.
Yet Latino registration and turnout rates, after increasing in the past two midterm elections, reversed that trend and declined. While almost 10% of the state’s population identifies as Latino, just 1.8% of voters statewide were registered as Hispanic/Latino. This number is likely low, as it is not mandatory to provide ethnicity in registration forms. Of Latinos eligible to register and vote – that is, those over 18 who are citizens – only 36% registered to vote and of those, only 25% cast a ballot.
The declines this year are due to a variety of factors including a lack of outreach, information and representation, according to activists and experts.”