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In the fall of 2003, just 39.8 percent of Hispanics who were registered to vote called themselves Democrats, nearly a 7-percentage point drop from 2000. The percentage of registered Hispanics identifying themselves as Republican increased by 3.3 percentage points to 24.9 percent.

Change in Political Party Affiliation
	2003	2000	Pct. Point Change
Democrat	39.8%	46.3%	-6.5
Republican	24.9%	21.6%	3.3
Independent	24.5%	21.2%	3.3
Other/Don't Know	10.8%	10.9%	0.1
Source: Annenberg Public Policy Center, National Annenberg Election Survey

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