The Latino vote did not knock out Donald Trump

At the start of Tuesday's election day, Jorge Ramos noted on Twitter that the theory that "without Latinos there is no White House" would be put to the test.

Hours later the face of Noticiero Univision's presenter, perhaps the most outspoken journalist confronting Donald Trump, revealed that the theory had failed foolishly: the tycoon is on his way to the White House and the Latino vote could not stop him.

According to polling polls revealed by several media outlets last night, Latinos favored Hillary Clinton more than her Republican rival, but they did not do it for overwhelming numbers and the number of Hispanic voters was below expectations.

According to CNN, Latinos accounted for 11 percent of the nation's voters, a figure similar to that of four years ago and indicating that there was no such dramatic increase in Hispanic voters being forecast. At least, not enough to counteract the unexpected influx of white vote in favor of Trump.

"In the end, Trump added enough white votes to offset his losses with Latinos," noted analyst Ruben Navarrete Jr. in The Daily Beast.

Latinos who voted were 71 percent in favor of the Democratic nomination and 29 percent in favor of the Republican, according to CNN figures. The New York Times puts those numbers at 65 percent to 29 percent.

In any case, figures that even improve the performance of Republican Bob Dole in 1996, when he obtained 21 percent, or Mitt Romney in 2012, which achieved 27 percent. Therefore, far from the overwhelming rejection that could be expected against a candidate with the discourse of the New York businessman.

Other indications that Trump did not do so badly with Hispanics, despite reports of a high turnout and enthusiasm to vote against him, is that Fox News polls indicate that in North Carolina -one Of key states - up to 36 percent of Hispanics voted for the Republican.

In Florida, according to Univision, 19 percent of the state's total vote was Hispanic and favored Clinton by 62 percent, calling it "unprecedented." But at the same time, 52 percent of Cuban-Americans in that state left with Trump, even though four years ago they mostly supported President Barack Obama, according to Fox News.

For activists and experts who bet the Latin vote as a crucial factor last night's results is a setback that requires rethinking some concepts that were given for insurance, analysts pointed out last night in the debates in the big television networks.

They also indicate that the Hispanic vote is far from reaching its full potential. There are 27 million Hispanics entitled to vote, of whom only 16 million are registered to vote and only 13 million are registered.