In fairness I think a lot of minorities stayed away. Think about it, uphold the status quo (which still sucks for minorities) or vote in a an orange corn husk of a man.
Also gerrymandering disenfranchising black and Latino voters.
That would be a victory for right wing propaganda, don't you think?
I agree that people of color have every reason to be dissatisfied with the status quo. On the other hand, it would be false to equate the "status quo" in 2016 with where the US is being led by "an orange corn husk of a man". Witness the Muslim Ban, the crackdown of ICE on Latino families, including the fear they now generate among that community and witness the budget items that will disproportionately affect people in lower income brackets.
If dissatisfaction with the status quo is the reason why fewer African Americans and Hispanics voted in 2016 then isn't that more of a victory of right wing propaganda than a rational decision after the facts have been given? Because the status quo after that orange husk of a man is gone will be much worse for everybody and as usual, the worst of the effect will be felt by people of color. Would that be a rational choice?