When discussing Latino voters, one question I often receive references Latino Catholicism. The question is basically: since Latinos are Catholics, and Catholics are anti-abortion, wouldn’t that make Latino Catholics more conservative and Republican? No. This logic applies strongly to white voters but is far less descriptive of the Latino social setting. Just under half of
Executive leadership in Arizona is occupied almost entirely by Democrats, but the margin of victory in 2022 at the state level where Attorney General Kris Mayes defeated her opponent by just 511 votes and Governor Katie Hobbs won by just over seventeen thousand votes. With this as a backdrop, broad concern about the performance of
The November elections in New Jersey, Virginia, New York, and California were a significant win for Democrats in the wake of the 2024 losses, and represented a shift in Latino voting back towards their historic norms and away from President Trump and the GOP. In New Jersey, the shift wiped away the GOP drift that
It’s the economy, stupid. Less than a year into the second Trump administration, Latinos are feeling some buyers remorse. President Trump has not delivered on his promises to lower prices – in fact it has been the opposite. In a recent UnidosUS national poll of the Latino electorate, the top most important issues for Latinos
Over the weekend, the Trump administration conducted widespread immigration raids across the greater Los Angeles area. Targeting businesses, schools, and homes, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was quickly met with resistance and protests from the residents of Los Angeles. Despite widely peaceful and non-violent protests, the Trump administration escalated the situation by federalizing over 2,000
Latinos across the country who supported President Trump in the last election are expressing regret one hundred days into Trump’s second administration. While Kamala Harris won the overall Latino vote, there were undeniable gains made by Republicans, particularly among Latino men. The Trump campaign and Republicans raved about the gains they made within the Latino
Latinas are an emerging political force in American politics. While much is being made about the rise of Latino political power, it is worth noting that Latinas register and vote at higher rates than Latino men. Latinas are driving Latino political power. The National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) estimated that 17.5 million Latinos
Gabriel R. Sanchez, Ph.D., Edward D. Vargas, Ph.D. MPH, Jordin C. Tafoya, MA With less than a week from election day, the stark differences in policy priorities and approaches between Democrats and Republicans are becoming crystal clear from voters. Nowhere is this more evident than in health care policy. Just this week, GOP House Speaker
In the Univision town hall forum a few weeks ago, Donald Trump was asked by a Latino Republican about his support for the January 6, 2021 protest-turned-insurrection. In his response, Trump said it was a day of love, and that there were many patriotic Americans involved. The reality is that thousands of Trump supporters criminally
The 2024 Presidential race is panning out to be one of the closest in U.S. history. Harris and Trump are in a statistical dead heat according to national and battleground polls. Nonetheless, some news outlets are reporting that there are polls trending in Trump’s favor. Latino voters have long been part of the Democrat’s political
