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Latino Voters in California Face Greater Housing and Energy Cost Pressures Across Income Levels

The survey includes 4,207 California registered voters, with 1,189 Latino respondents, and examines concerns about housing-related expenses, electricity and cooling costs during extreme heat, back-to-school necessities, and the financial strategies households use to manage these costs.

Latino Voters in California Nearly Twice as Likely to Struggle to Afford Basic Necessities

Among surveyed registered voters whose households receive Medi-Cal or CalFresh, 43% of Latino respondents said they would buy less food if benefits were reduced, while 36% anticipated delaying needed medical care.

National Latina Wage Gap Has Narrowed Just Seven Cents Since 1990

Despite substantial gains in educational attainment and a growing presence in the U.S. workforce, Latinas continue to face one of the largest wage gaps among women in the United States and California, according to two new UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) data briefs examining national and California wage trends from 1990 to 2025.

Washington State’s Latino Eligible-Voter Population Grew 224% Since 2000

The findings also show that Latino eligible voters have the highest labor-force participation rate among the state’s major racial and ethnic groups, at 74%, and play an important role across many sectors of Washington’s economy, from education and health services to construction, agriculture, retail, and hospitality.

New Federal and State Policies Could Lead Up to 1M Latino Medi-Cal Enrollees to Disenroll in California

The researchers examined how changes under H.R. 1, the Department of Homeland Security’s new public charge rule, and California’s restrictions on Medi-Cal enrollment could affect enrollment in public programs for Latino families across the state. Together, these policies create three overlapping pathways to benefit loss: direct exclusion under new rules, procedural loss due to reporting or renewal requirements, or withdrawal from programs due to fear of potential immigration consequences.

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