Latino Decisions Blog
Latino voter attitudes towards immigration reform policy
With a bi-partisan policy emerging in the Senate and more recent efforts in the House being led by Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Luis V. Gutierrez of I(D-Ill.), it appears…
Latino Independents’ Preferences Are Key to Future Electoral Success
The 2012 election underscored the power of the Latino vote, particularly in battleground states like Colorado, Florida and Nevada. Recent blogs here at Latino Decisions highlight the wide range of…
What Latinos Want – Immigration Reform Bill
The results of the 2012 election have awakened the Republican Party to their impending demographic disaster. Substantial growth in the size and power of the Latino vote—and an overwhelming tilt…
Economy and immigration are top issues to Latino voters in 2012
The ImpreMedia-Latino Decisions Election Eve Poll of 5,600 Latino voters has indicated that the Economy/Jobs and Immigration were the most important issues to Latino voters in 2012. As indicated in the figure…
The Context of Immigration Policy in New Mexico Reflects National Trends
The Latino electorate continues to be one of the most intriguing story lines of the 2012 election cycle, with the role of immigration policy in Latino voting behavior dominating discussions…
New Poll From Latino Decisions Indicates That Immigration Matters to Hispanic Voters in New Mexico
Hispanic voters comprise nearly 40% of the electorate in the state of New Mexico, making New Mexico the state where Latino voters have the greatest influence on the election outcomes….
Why the Latino vote may tilt Virginia blue in 2012
According to the Real Clear Politics average of polls in Virginia, Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney 48.4 to 47.6, a gap of less than 1%. In the race for U.S….
New Poll from Latino Decisions Reveals that Immigration is Important Issue to Colorado’s Latino Voters
Just as was the case in 2008, the state of Colorado has become a central focus of the presidential race. After recently playing host to the first debate, both the…
The Impact of SB1070 on the 2012 Latino Vote in Arizona
The last Democratic candidate who won Arizona’s Electoral College votes was Bill Clinton in his bid for re-election in 1996 when Arizona had 8 Electoral College votes. Heading into the…
Why Arizona may be the surprise of 2012 – the big Latino vote that you didn’t see coming
In 2010, the average of 16 polls of likely voters in Nevada suggested Sharon Angle had a firm 3 point lead, and 538’s Nate Silver gave her an 83.4% chance…
How media stereotypes about Latinos fuel negative attitudes towards Latinos
Latino Decisions was commissioned by the National Hispanic Media Coalition to assess how non-Hispanics across the country view the image of Latinos in the media today, and whether or not…
Poll: Latinos overwhelmingly oppose Supreme Court decision to uphold “show me your papers”
In polling data released today, Latino Decisions reports that Latino registered voters oppose the Supreme Court decision to uphold the controversial provision in Arizona’s SB1070 law that would require state…
New poll: After SB1070 decision Obama widens lead over Romney among Latinos
Latino Decisions released new national poll of Latino registered voters showing Barack Obama winning 70% of the Latino vote compared to 22% for Mitt Romney. The poll, commissioned by the…
The State of Play in New Mexico: The Role of 2010 Winners in 2012 Race
New Mexico has historically provided some high drama during presidential elections, and is often referred to as both a bell-weather and swing state. In fact, Al Gore squeaked out a…
Support for Obama Appears Solid among Latinos in Florida
A major part of the dialogue on the 2012 presidential election has centered on which candidate will win the hearts and minds of the ever-growing Latino electorate. New survey data…
New poll: Supreme Court decision on SB1070 could alienate Latino voters
This week Latino Decisions and America’s Voice release additional datapoints from our June 2012 5-state battleground survey. In advance of the Supreme Court decision on Arizona’s controversial SB1070, we asked…
Public Support for the Supreme Court: The Promise and Peril of Arizona v. United States
This is the first of a series of posts about Latinos and their views of the U.S. Supreme Court, and is part of a larger research project being conducted by…
Efforts to Clean Up Registration Rolls Target Latinos in Swing State of Florida
Officials in the “swing” State of Florida have made waves amidst efforts to purge non-citizens from the registration rolls ahead of the up-coming 2012 presidential election. As ordered by Republican…
Democrats Should Bait GOP on Latino Issues
Dr. Gary Segura, Principal of Latino Decisions, was interviewed on PBS NewsHour earlier this week. An overview of the expert commentary is provided below, however you can watch the full…
Women, Independents and Latinos: How Do Romney and Obama Fare with Each?
By Stella Manrique Rouse In the “Hope and Change” presidential campaign of 2008, Barack Obama struck a chord with many groups. Besides overwhelming support from African Americans, he was also able…