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What is the future for Latino voters in the US? Five experts weigh in

Democrats and Republicans invested large sums in persuading white voters, while neglecting the Latinos and young voters of color who have proved critical to Democratic support in Arizona. UCLA research shows Latinos overwhelmingly supported Biden in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties, driving Biden toward victory there.

Read More | November 13, 2020

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What 2020 taught us about the Latino vote

In a study of precincts with high concentrations of Latinos, the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative found that Biden received 80% of the vote, while in 2016 Clinton got 76%. Latino Decisions’ election eve poll found that 70% of Latinos nationwide voted for Biden while 27% voted for Trump.

Read More | November 13, 2020

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There’s a lot to learn from this Black and Brown election chatter

“So, we need to take the Latino electorate state-by-state and we need to take a state as complex as Florida and break it out by different geographies and ethnicities,” said Matt Barreto. “And one of the things we found last night looking at the data is that in the Puerto Rican community in Orland, in…

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No, Latinos Didn’t Hand Texas to Trump, Experts Say

Matt Barreto, co-founder of political research firm Latino Decisions, said much of the mainstream media painted a damning picture of the nation’s Latino electorate. They should have instead focused on white voters. Rather than looking at the record-high Latino voter turnout, Barreto said analysts cherry-picked certain Latin-majority districts that increased Trump’s share, such as Miami-Dade…

Read More | November 13, 2020

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The Latino Shift Toward Trump in South Texas: Anomaly or Realignment?

While Biden earned more than three-quarters of votes in precincts with high Latino concentrations in Dallas, Tarrant, Travis, and El Paso counties, according to UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, large swaths of the Rio Grande Valley are more demographically similar to areas where Trump enjoyed a great amount of support than to urban areas….

Read More | November 13, 2020

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