Latinos are an increasingly important factor in California where they are expected to account for 14 percent of the vote and tend to favor presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) over rival Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). At 44 million, Latinos make up15 percent of the US population, the nation's largest minority group according to the latest Census Bureau estimates. In North Carolina, 76 percent of Hispanics said they would cast a ballot, compared with 77 percent in Ohio and Virginia. A total of 29 percent of respondents said they had a negative opinion of Clinton, while 74 percent viewed Trump unfavorably. A total of 70 percent of Latinos nationwide said they would vote for Clinton in November, while 19 percent said they would cast a ballot for Trump and 5 percent indicated they were undecided.

Source: Fox News September 10, 2016 17:40 UTC