How significant a factor was the Latino vote in the 2016 election ? Why does the percentage of eligible Latinos who vote still lag behind that of other groups?

The latino vote was not as significant.

Explanation:

All across the nation it is seen that the lower strata of the population votes less than the upper strata, possibly because thy see the system as a failure that has not been kind to them.

This is one of the reasons that the Latino vote share was less.

When it was minuscule it did not really swing the tides of the votes that much and ended up being a little insignificant in terms of conversion.

They are lagging behind in voting percentage However.