Latino Decisions Blog
How the Exit Polls Misrepresent Latino Voters, and Badly
Did you know that, despite running exceedingly racialized anti-Latino advertisements in Nevada’s Senate race, Sharon Angle got 30% of the Latino vote? Jan Brewer also did well, attracting an above-average…
How to measure Latino influence: a new quantitative model
By: Matt Barreto, Loren Collingwood, Sylvia Manzano The importance of the Latino electorate has been the subject of both academic inquiry and media discourses. The question of Latino influence is…
Record Latino voter turnout in 2008 helps Obama win key battleground states
This November 4th Latinos turned out in record numbers with an estimated 10.2 million Latino voters casting ballots in the Presidential Election. This marked a significant increase from the 7.6…
New poll suggests Latino voters may make the difference in four key states
A significant percentage of Latino voters in key election states – Florida, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada – are either undecided or still open to persuasion in the presidential contest,…
National Poll Shows That Latino Voters Favor Obama Over McCain
Latino voters favor Obama over McCain, according to Latino Decisions Poll. A new national survey of Latino voters shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a nearly 3-to-1 advantage over…
Statewide Poll Of Latino Voters In Texas Brings Upcoming Elections Into Clearer Focus
A poll of 500 Hispanic Texas voters, completed on February 24th, 2008 reveals critical data regarding the concerns of the Latino community. The Latino Decisions Texas Poll is part of…