Hispanic voter turnout was low in Texas '08 election

Texas had low turnout in '08 election
Dallas Morning News, July 22, 2009

Texas had one of the lowest rates of voter turnout in last year's presidential election, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows.

MORE IS LESS

More Texans went to the polls than in 2004, the last presidential election year, but because the state's population had grown, turnout dropped from 57 percent to 56 percent. The state did slightly better among states, ranking 45th in turnout, compared with 47th in 2004.

MINORITIES

Turnout was up among black voters but down among Hispanics and Asians.

YOUNG AT HEART

Despite the impression of a boom in youth voting, the biggest increase in Texas was among voters ages 65 to 74, the data shows. Turnout for young voters in the Lone Star State was actually down 3 percentage points.

SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau; wire reports