The world鈥檚 attention is on the 2020 presidential election in the United States. And this year, there is one particular group that may help decide who wins: Latinos, one of the fastest-growing demographic groups in the US. Approximately every 30 seconds, a Latino in the US turns 18 and .
A record 32 million people who identify as Latino will be eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election, . That鈥檚 just over 13% of the electorate 鈥� surpassing eligible Black voters for the first time and making Latinos the nation鈥檚 largest voter group after whites.
But will they come out to vote?
Young Latino voters have similar priority issues as other young Americans: health care, the economy, climate change and how to afford college, among others. But they also have different interests and nuances connected to their family backgrounds, along with their social and economic statuses.
All of these things 鈥� combined with and a racial reckoning 鈥� have upended their lives and .
Through 鈥�,鈥� a collaborative public media reporting project, The World has been tracing the stories of ahead of the 2020 presidential election and beyond. The project was launched in February and is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
鈥淓very 30 Seconds鈥� is a collaborative public media reporting project bringing together diverse perspectives from across the country. Stations contributing to 鈥淓very 30 Seconds鈥� include in Dallas, Texas; in Phoenix, Arizona; in San Diego, California; in Seattle, Washington; in Atlanta, Georgia; in Miami, Florida; and in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.