A federal judge has ruled that the way city council members are elected in Yakima, Washington, disenfranchises Latino voters.That surprise ruling Friday…

So you may be wondering how we reached the conclusion that just 2 percent of the elected officials in the Northwest are Hispanic. Here's how we did it.

Religion is one of the most defining characteristics of Latino culture. But pollsters say it plays virtually no role in how they vote.

Can age explain why Latinos have so little clout in Northwest politics?

Is the Latino candidate in Washington's first majority-minority district a shoo-in? Not so much.

Why does the Northwest's largest minority group have so little clout in the political arena?

Across the Northwest, Latinos make up nearly 12 percent of the population, but only two percent of the region’s elected officials.