Latino Decisions Blog
Environmental Issues Will Affect Latino Voting Behavior in this Election
A common stereotype about the Latino electorate is that environmental issues are ranked lower to more pressing issues like immigration, jobs, the economy, education and crime. Indeed, when one thinks…
David Ayón weighs in on 2016 Republican Presidential Contenders and Immigration Reform
The new Latino Decisions column by David R. Ayón, published on the Univision news website, discusses Latino voters’ attitudes towards the most likely Republican contenders for the 2016 presidencial nomination, based on the recent America’s Voice – Latino…
18 Senate and Governor races Latinos could influence in 2014
The 2014 election is now just 8 days away and almost all the attention on the Latino vote is in Colorado’s Senate race. While other states with large Latino populations…
Playing the Environmental Card: A Winning Strategy for Mobilizing Latinos in 2014
Heading into the 2014 midterm election, President Obama faced an opportunity with Latino voters. If he issued an executive order on immigration, Latino voters would be very enthusiastic about turning…
LD Weighs in on Noticias Univision.com: Latino Influence and Political Paradox
The new America’s Voice – Latino Decisions pre-electoral poll is the basis for the latest LD column by David R. Ayón, published on the Univision news website. This column, titled “El Poder de los…
NEW POLL: Latino Voters on Midterm Elections, Immigration, and 2016 Presidential Contenders
Washington, DC – On a press call/webinar today, Matt Barreto, Co-Founder of Latino Decisions, and Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, discussed the results of a new nationwide poll of…
New NCLRAF/LD Poll in North Carolina: Hagan leads Tillis 40-15 Among Latinos
A new statewide poll of North Carolina’s Latino electorate commissioned by the National Council of La Raza Action Fund (NCLR Action Fund) and implemented by Latino Decisions, shows immigration remains…
New NCLRAF/LD Poll in Colorado: Udall leads Gardner 55-14 Among Latinos
Yesterday the The National Council of La Raza Action Fund (NCLRAF) and Latino Decisions released a new poll of Latino voters in Colorado that finds incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Udall holds…
Federal Court relies on Barreto-Sanchez expert report in striking down Texas voter ID law
Matt Barreto and Gabe Sanchez authored an expert report in the Veasey v. Perry lawsuit challenging the Texas voter ID law, which was cited by a federal judge in striking…
Latino voter enthusiasm in Florida high – Crist leads Scott 53 to 29
The U.S. Census reports that Latino turnout in Florida in 2010 was 70% and today 73% of registered Latinos say they are “almost certain” to vote according to a new poll released…
ICYMI: Recent Coverage of Latino Decisions Research & Insight
Latino Decisions’ senior staff and recent research has been a fixture on television, radio, and print media in recent weeks. In particular, firm co-founders Dr. Matt Barreto and Dr. Gary…
Seriously flawed Latino polling in Georgia leads to wildly incorrect speculation
This piece was originally posted at HuffPost Pollster, October 6, 2014 Georgia has more than 900,000 Latinos and more than 270,000 Latinos eligible to vote in 2014. For good reason, analysts have…
Previewing the 2014 Latino Electorate
At its Washington national headquarters Monday, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) hosted a 2014 midterm election preview for the national media that featured panelists Matt Barreto and Gary…