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UCLA Study: A Record 16.6 Million US Latinos Voted in 2020 Election, Leading to Key State Victories for Biden-Harris


“Latino vote growth was stronger and outpaced the national surge of voters in 2020. This is important because much of the national coverage of the Democrat-Republican vote split assumes a stagnate electorate with the same number of voters,” Dr. Matt Barreto, professor of Political Science of Chicana/o Studies and UCLA LPPI’s faculty director, told Latino…

“Latino vote growth was stronger and outpaced the national surge of voters in 2020. This is important because much of the national coverage of the Democrat-Republican vote split assumes a stagnate electorate with the same number of voters,” Dr. Matt Barreto, professor of Political Science of Chicana/o Studies and UCLA LPPI’s faculty director, told Latino Rebels.