40% of new voters in the 2008 election were of Hispanic origin.

 

13.4% of Latinos eligible to vote but not registered in the state of Colorado.

 

219,233 Hispanic registered voters in Colorado.

 

According to the U.S. Census, there are 1.6 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the nation.  They employ another 1.5 million people and boast some $220 billion in annual gross receipts.

 

The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S. is expected to grow 41.8% in the next six years to 4.3 million, with total revenues surging 39% to more than $539 billion.