Who are the Latinos and Hispanics “really” in the United States? The participation of Latinos or Hispanics in the 2024 United States presidential election and the total victory of Donald Trump.
¿Quiénes son “realmente” los latinos y los hispanos en Estados Unidos? La participación de los latinos o hispanos en las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos 2024 y el triunfo total de Donald Trump.
Кто такие латиноамериканцы и испаноамериканцы жители США “на самом деле”? Участие латиноамериканцев или испаноамериканцев населения в президентских выборах в США 2024 года и полная победа Дональда Трампа.
The current population of the United States of America is 348,539,172 as of Monday, March 9, 2026, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/us-population/ . In the 2024 United States presidential election, approximately 244 million Americans were eligible to vote (voting-eligible population), and about 157 million ultimately voted, representing a turnout rate of around 64%.
As of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates (Vintage 2024 Population Estimates, as of July 1, 2024), approximately 68 million U.S. citizens and residents are classified as Hispanic or Latino. This represents about 20% of the total U.S. population and marks them as the nation’s largest racial or ethnic minority group. Note that “Hispanic or Latino” is an ethnicity category (not a race), and it includes people of any race who identify with Spanish-speaking cultures or origins from Latin America, Ibero-America (Iberian America), Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America, or the Caribbean. The figure includes both U.S.-born individuals (who are citizens) and immigrants/naturalized citizens; a majority (around two-thirds or more in recent years) are U.S.-born or naturalized citizens.
The Hispanic/Latino population traces origins to many countries, with the largest groups as follows:
1. Mexican origin (Mexico): The largest group, with more than 40 ( million people (around 57% of the total Hispanic population).
2. Puerto Rican origin (Puerto Rico): Over 6 million (about 8.9%; note that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens by birth, with an additional ~3.2 million living in Puerto Rico itself).
3. Cuban origin (Cuba): Around 4.3% (roughly 2.9 million or more).
4. Salvadoran origin (El Salvador): Around 4.0% (roughly 2.7 million or more).
5. Dominican origin (Dominican Republic): Around 3.7% (roughly 2.5 million or more).
6. Guatemalan origin (Guatemala): Around 3.1% (more than 2 million).
7. Colombian origin (Colombia): Around 2.5% (more than 1.7 million).
8. Honduran origin (Honduras): Around 2.1% (more than 1.4 million).
9. Venezuelan origin (Venezuela): Around 1.7% (more than 1.1 million).
10. Ecuadorian origin (Ecuador): Around 1.5% (more than 1 million).
Other groups (including those from Peru, Nicaragua, Argentina, Spain directly, and various smaller Central/South American or Caribbean origins) each represent less than 1-2% or under 1 million people, with about 3.2% of unspecified Hispanic origin and around 2.9% tracing directly to Spain. These proportions can shift slightly with new migration patterns (e.g., faster recent growth among Venezuelans, Hondurans, and Guatemalans), but Mexicans remain dominant. The population continues to grow primarily through births (with high contributions to overall U.S. population increase) and some immigration. In the U.S., Brazilians are generally considered Latino (due to being from Latin America) but not Hispanic (as they are Portuguese-speaking). Portuguese people are typically considered neither, as they are European, though sometimes grouped in business contexts. Definitions vary, with the Census focusing on Spanish-language heritage. Informally or self-identified, some Brazilians embrace “Latino,” while Portuguese Americans rarely do.
For Americans classified as Latino or Hispanic, approximately 36.2 million Hispanic/Latino were eligible to vote in the 2024 United States presidential election, and about 17 million ultimately voted, representing a turnout rate of around 51%. Pew Research Center estimated about 36.2 million Hispanic/Latino eligible voters (U.S. citizens aged 18+) in 2024. Latino voter turnout rate was approximately 50.6% of eligible voters in 2024 (down from 53.7% in 2020).
SUMMARY.
In the 2024 United States presidential election, 19 million Latinos or Hispanics chose not to vote.
In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the popular vote by a margin of approximately 2.3 million votes. Donald Trump: ~77.3 million votes (49.7%–49.8%). Kamala Harris: ~75.0 million votes (48.2%–48.3%). Exact Difference: 2,284,614 votes (based on tracked totals of 77,304,296 for Trump and 75,019,682 for Harris).
When I see the participation of some Latinos and some Hispanics in U.S. politics, I am reminded of the book written (supposedly) by Maximilian I of Mexico (Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire): “Los traidores pintados por sí mismos” (“The traitors painted by themselves”).
Cuando veo la participación de algunos latinos y algunos hispanos en la política estadounidense, recuerdo el libro escrito (supuestamente) por Maximiliano I de México (Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena, Emperador del Segundo Imperio Mexicano): “Los traidores pintados por sí mismos”.

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