While Hispanics make up a large percentage of the population, their electoral power is limited. In the ’10 mid-term elections Hispanics were just 6.9% of the electorate as just 42.7% of the Hispanic population is eligible to vote (78% for whites, 67% for blacks). Moreover, Hispanics are a significant percentage of the population in just CA, AZ, NM, NY, NJ, IL, TX, and FL. And, only FL is in play.