
- Policy Report COVID-19
Equity Gaps in Telehealth Use to Manage Chronic Conditions During COVID-19
Using mixed-methods data from a large multi-specialty medical group in Los Angeles County, this report examines the role of patient race and ethnicity in the use of in-person and telehealth visits before and after California’s March 2020 stay-at-home order in response to COVID-19.
- Data for Action Gender & Sexuality
Differential Rights: How Abortion Bans Impact Latinas in Their Childbearing Years
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, this data brief assesses how many cisgender Latinas in the United States will be impacted by the Dobbs decision. It also examines the share and growth of Latinas of childbearing age in states with restrictive abortion laws.
- Data for Action Demography & Population Studies
A Mosaic, Not a Monolith: A Profile of the U.S. Latino Population, 2000-2020
The U.S. Latino population reached 62.5 million in 2021, accounting for 19% of the U.S. population—up from 13% in 2000. Since then, Latinos have been the largest contributor to U.S. population growth, accounting for 54% of the growth.
- Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights
From Eligibility to the Ballot Box: Examining the Racial and Ethnic Voter Turnout Gaps in the U.S. and California
In this data brief, we quantify the size of the turnout gap between Latinos and other groups in the 2020 election. We illuminate whether the turnout gap between Latino voters and others is due to lower registration rates or to lower mobilization of registered voters.
- Policy Report COVID-19
All Work and No Pay: Unpaid Latina Care Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report uses American Time Use Survey and Household Pulse Survey microdata to analyze changes in Latinas’ time use throughout the pandemic and understand how caregiving responsibilities continue to affect Latinas’ paid employment.
- Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights
From Disparity to Parity: Latino Representation in Appointed Positions within California’s Gubernatorial Cabinet, State Boards, and Commissions
This report analyzes the representation of Latinos in such appointed positions across California’s executive branch, which includes appointments to the governor’s cabinet leadership and influential state boards and commissions.
THERE IS NO AMERICAN AGENDA WITHOUT A LATINO AGENDA

Recent Projects & Reports


Equity Gaps in Telehealth Use to Manage Chronic Conditions During COVID-19

Differential Rights: How Abortion Bans Impact Latinas in Their Childbearing Years

Latina and Latino Candidates in the 2022 Midterms

Voting Rights Project
The UCLA Voting Rights Project is the flagship project of the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.
Recent News & Press

Alan B. Rivera in Caló News: “Commentary: It’s past time for Kevin de León to resign”
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Paul Barragan-Monge in UCLA Newsroom: “UCLA Report Finds Abortion Bans Have Outsized Impact on Latinas “
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David Hayes-Bautista in The Sun: “Latino family businesses thriving in Inland Empire”
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