Latino Decisions: Obama at 80 percent, leads by 66 in Arizona (Updated)

If you were impressed by Barack Obama's lead with Latinos nationally (and in Nevada and Florida), check out the latest Latino Decisions/America's Voice numbers from Arizona:

In the presidential race, 80% of Arizona Latinos said they will vote for President Obama, while 14% said they will vote for Romney and 6% are undecided. The largest vote share for Obama of any state. In the U.S. Senate race, 75% of Arizona Latinos said they will vote for Richard Carmona (D), while 12% said they will vote for Rep. Jeff Flake (R) and 13% are undecided. In addition, 69% of Arizona Latinos said they will vote for the Democratic candidate in their U.S. House race, while 14% will vote Republican and another 14% are undecided.

To underline the point, that's a 66-point gap between Obama and Mitt Romney in the presidential race. In 2008, when Obama was running against Arizona native and immigration reformer John McCain, that gap was 15 points. No one really thinks Obama still has a shot of taking the state this year, but the fact that the Senate race is as close as it is, and that Democrats think they'll be able to compete there one or two cycles down the line, has everything to do with their enormous advantage with a growing Latino population.

UPDATE: The same two groups polled the presidential race in Colorado and found Obama ahead by 54 points, 74 percent to 20 percent.