( CNN ) -- Both parties have received an electoral politics wake-up call , courtesy of a diversifying America . President Obama won re-election thanks in part to a 52-percentage-point spread among Latino voters , the nation 's fastest-growing electorate , according to election eve polling . In the America coming over the horizon , it is practically impossible to overcome such a number and win the race for president . According to the polling by Latino Decisions , Hispanic voters nationally and across every battleground state swung heavily to Democrats . And it was n't even close . Nationwide , the margin was 75 % to 23 % . And there were remarkable spreads in the tightest of swing states : 87 % to 10 % in Colorado , 82 % to 17 % in Ohio , 66 % to 31 % in Virginia . ( CNN 's own poll showed a smaller but still significant spread nationwide -- 71 % to 21 % -- and in the swing states ) . Even in Florida , with its large , Republican-leaning Cuban population , the Latino Decisions poll found that Latinos overall favored the president 58 % to 40 % . While these trends worked to Democrats ' advantage on the ground on Tuesday , that 's not entirely good news : A demographically challenged Republican Party is bad for America . As a nation , we are at our best when both parties work together to address difficult policy issues . And , in the case of immigration -- an issue of great concern to Latinos -- a bipartisan roadmap is good politics and great policy . Bringing the country together around a common-sense immigration process is not a bridge too far . In fact , while partisan politics dominated the national debate , faith , law enforcement and business leaders have worked with immigrant leaders across the political spectrum to forge a new consensus on immigrants and America . People who hold a Bible want change . `` Christians can agree on basic values to guide our decisions and help heal our land , '' Luis Cortes , president of Esperanza , a Latino faith-based aid organization , said in a recent radio ad -- in which he shared air time with Richard Land , president of the Southern Baptist Convention 's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission . It 's not every day that the leader of one of the nation 's largest Hispanic evangelical networks stands shoulder to shoulder with a Southern Baptist and presents a unified message . People who wear a badge also want reform . At a recent Midwest summit on immigration , Lake County , Illinois Sheriff Mark Curran said , `` We do n't need higher deportation levels ; we need to fix the system as it exists . '' And job creators , people who own businesses , are yearning for common-sense reforms too . We know we need to find a solution when Larry Wooten , president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau , says , `` The longer national political leaders ignore the issue or use it as a political wedge , the more our farmers suffer because they can not find a sufficient labor pool to harvest their crops . '' Post-election talk will focus on the president 's mandate . Immigration is different from other issues because the mandate for reform is clear , and it 's not only because of his vote margin among Latinos . `` Immigration is the most important thing to focus on if you 're concerned about America as an economic power . It 's not only good policy to have more immigrants to the United States ... ( and ) a path forward for those people who are here ; it 's also good politics . '' That 's Grover Norquist , president of Americans for Tax Reform , who added , `` Hostility to immigrants is a vote-losing , not a vote-winning , issue . '' When it comes to crafting a 21st century immigration process , Bibles , badges and business are ready to work with both Democrats and Republicans to reach a consensus . Americans are ready for a just immigration system that treats all people with dignity and respect . Our leaders in Washington -- of both parties -- can and must deliver . As we saw Tuesday , their electability may depend on it . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ali Noorani .
Ali Noorani : Both parties got electoral politics wake-up call from a diversifying U.S . He says Latinos heavily favored Democrats , but an out-of-touch GOP bad for America . He says bipartisan approach on immigration is good politics and good policy . Noorani : People across country want immigration reform ; both parties must deliver .