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Michael Rios


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Data Scientist, UCLA Voting Rights Project

Michael Rios holds a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside. As a first-generation American and college student, he believes using data-driven research methods can help better understand disenfranchised communities and inform equitable policy solutions. Michael is primarily responsible for analyzing population and voter datasets to help identify trends and study voting patterns. He has contributed quantitative research to Vote Choice of Latino Voters in the 2020 Presidential ElectionAnalysis of New York State’s Absentee Ballot Laws and Process and the Immediate Need for Absentee Ballot ReformGeorgia: COVID-19 and Language Access Litigation, as well as various court filings and opinions. All the projects that Michael works on focus on turning analyses into intelligible insights that can improve the accessibility to voting for individuals of color. Michael plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Political Science to join his passion for applied research and voting rights advocacy at a higher capacity.

Reports from Michael Rios

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From Eligibility to the Ballot Box: Examining the Racial and Ethnic Voter Turnout Gaps in the U.S. and California
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

Vote Choice of Latino Voters in the 2020 U.S. Senate Elections
Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights

Vote Choice of Latino Voters in the 2020 U.S. Senate Elections

Navajo Nation, et al. v. San Juan County, NM et al.
Court Filings & Opinions Democracy & Voting Rights

Navajo Nation, et al. v. San Juan County, NM et al.

Riverside County Redistricting Memo
Letters and Memorandums Democracy & Voting Rights

Riverside County Redistricting Memo

UCLA VRP Report Urges Orange County to Create Its First Latino-Majority District During the 2021 Redistricting Process
Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights

UCLA VRP Report Urges Orange County to Create Its First Latino-Majority District During the 2021 Redistricting Process

UCLA VRP Report Urges Changes to Proposed Maps in Yolo County to Preserve the Strength of the Latino Vote
Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights

UCLA VRP Report Urges Changes to Proposed Maps in Yolo County to Preserve the Strength of the Latino Vote

Latino Voters in the 2021 Recall Election
Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights

Latino Voters in the 2021 Recall Election

Multiracial and Multiethnic Growth in California: An Analysis of 2020 Census Data
Policy Report Demography & Population Studies

Multiracial and Multiethnic Growth in California: An Analysis of 2020 Census Data

Opportunities and Challenges Facing California with the 2021 California Recall
Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights

Opportunities and Challenges Facing California with the 2021 California Recall

Latinas Exiting the Workforce: How the Pandemic Revealed Historic Disadvantages and Heightened Economic Hardship
Policy Report COVID-19

Latinas Exiting the Workforce: How the Pandemic Revealed Historic Disadvantages and Heightened Economic Hardship

(Immersive) Latinas Exiting the Workforce: How the Pandemic Revealed Historic Disadvantages and Heightened Economic Hardship
Policy Report COVID-19

(Immersive) Latinas Exiting the Workforce: How the Pandemic Revealed Historic Disadvantages and Heightened Economic Hardship

Vote Choice of Latino Voters in the 2020 Presidential Election
Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights

Vote Choice of Latino Voters in the 2020 Presidential Election

Georgia: COVID-19 and Language Access Litigation
Letters and Memorandums Democracy & Voting Rights

Georgia: COVID-19 and Language Access Litigation

Portugal et al. v. Franklin County et al.
Court Filings & Opinions Democracy & Voting Rights

Portugal et al. v. Franklin County et al.

Texas League of United Latin American Citizens  v. Abbott
Court Filings & Opinions Democracy & Voting Rights

Texas League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott

Analysis of New York State’s Absentee Ballot Laws and Process and the Immediate Need for Absentee Ballot Reform
Policy Report Democracy & Voting Rights

Analysis of New York State’s Absentee Ballot Laws and Process and the Immediate Need for Absentee Ballot Reform

Voting and Infection Prevention of COVID-19
White Paper Civil Rights

Voting and Infection Prevention of COVID-19

Higginson v. Poway
Amicus Brief Democracy & Voting Rights

Higginson v. Poway