Who voted for Obama and who didn't  President’s support among black male voters is down, but it’s still at 87%

 As Republicans begin a bout of soul searching over their election loss, senior figures are already urging the party to reach out to a coalition of women, youngsters, Hispanics and Latinos. Such is the grip of Barack Obama and the Democrats among that coalition that he was still propelled to victory even though in percentage terms he received less of their votes.

“We have to recognize that if you’re not going to be competitive with Latinos, with African-Americans, with Native Americans, with Asian-Americans, you’re not going to be a successful party,” former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, who lost the Republican presidential nomination fight this year, told CBS’ This Morning program.

“Mitt Romney’s loss was the death rattle of the establishment GOP,” said Richard Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.Com. “Far from signalling a rejection of the Tea Party or grassroots conservatives, the disaster of 2012 signals the beginning of the battle to take over the Republican Party and the opportunity to establish the GOP as the party of small-government constitutional conservatism.”

Future Republican contenders for the White House might see a sign of potential trouble ahead after Tuesday’s election. Mr. Obama won about 66% of the vote among Hispanics, who make up about 17% of the U.S. population and are projected by the Pew Research Center to account for nearly 30% by 2050.

The Republican Party’s harsh stance on immigration has hurt its ability to attract Latinos, according to analysts who say the new generation of Republican contenders will need to tone down the party’s harsh rhetoric on immigration or risk certain defeat in several states because of Hispanics siding with Democrats.