The commission members faced that choice or eliminating a fourth district in the borough with a Hispanic majority.

Alternative proposals presented by the plaintiffs would create a district with a Hispanic majority, but without an incumbent.

That law has been read as requiring states to create districts with black and Hispanic majorities wherever possible.

Surveys show that a majority of residents, both black and Hispanic, want the supermarket and the 200 or so jobs it will provide.

There are 2 census tracts with a Hispanic majority.

One of the districts in central Queens would have a Hispanic majority.

The plaintiffs argue that it would be possible to create a supervisor's district with a Hispanic majority.

In part, their rationale is based on numbers, since the school system is now majority Hispanic.

New York currently has one district with a Hispanic majority.

Students from 12 different ethnic groups are on campus with the majority white or hispanic.