Latino Decisions Blog
The State of Play in the Silver State: Understanding the Three Nevada’s
For most of the 2012 general election races in Nevada the campaign began in earnest with the conclusion of the state’s primaries on June 14th. However, for the state’s two…
Latino Decisions / America’s Voice: Latino Battleground States Poll and Turnout Scenarios
Wednesday, June 27th Latino Decisions and America’s Voice hosted a webinar press briefing, and released new Latino poll results in U.S. Senate and House contests in 5 key battleground states. This latest installment of the…
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…
New Poll: Obama leads Romney among Latinos in key 2012 battleground states
New polling released June 22, 2012 by Latino Decisions and America’s Voice finds President Obama maintaining a wide lead over Republican Mitt Romney among Latino registered voters in five key…
Colorado’s Civil Unions and In-State Immigrant Tuition Battles—Is a Gay-Latino Coalition Possible?
President Obama’s recent declaration of support for gay marriage and the administration’s new policy of allowing children of undocumented immigrants to apply for deferred deportation and subsequently a work permit…
New poll: Latino voters in battle ground states enthusiastic about Obama DREAM announcement, oppose Romney ‘self-deport’ alternative
A new poll released June 17, 2012 by Latino Decisions and America’s Voice finds that Latino registered voters are very enthusiastic about President Obama’s recent announcement and action on immigration…
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…
Univision-ABC-Latino Decisions Poll Accurately Predicted Florida Latino Vote for Romney
A poll conducted by Latino Decisions for Univision News and ABC News and released January 25, 2012 accurately predicted Mitt Romney would hold more than a 20-point lead among Latino…
The 3 Latino Electorates Within Florida and How they Differ
With all the newfound interest in the Latino vote in Florida almost all coverage has missed an interesting and very important nuance – there is not one single Latino electorate…
Proving the exit polls wrong 2: Jan Brewer did not win 28% of the Latino vote
A few weeks ago we posted very strong evidence that the national exit poll data for Latinos in Nevada were horribly wrong. Today, we visit the state of Arizona, and…
Proving the exit polls wrong – Harry Reid did win over 90% of the Latino vote
The pre-election analysis of polls by Nate Silver at 538 proved accurate in predicting 34 of 37 elections for the U.S. Senate. The three states that were off were Alaska,…
The Immigrant Vote in California
Latino and Asian Americans are an important part of the American electorate, and this is perhaps most so in California, where the two groups account for nearly one third of…
Hispanic Vote will decide next Governor of New Mexico
By Gabriel Sanchez, Jillian Medeiros and Vickie Ybarra, University of New Mexico With less than three weeks to go before the mid-term elections the outcome of several important races will…
Are Latino immigrant voters in California still undecided?
Last Monday the Los Angeles Times reported Latino voters favor Democrat Jerry Brown over Republican Meg Whitman by a wide margin. Despite a preference for Brown, data from Latino Decisions…
Latino vote may provide critical margin for Brown, Boxer in California
A new poll released today by Latino Decisions, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times and University of Southern California shows Latino voters favor Democrat Jerry Brown over Republican Meg…
AZ Gov Brewer faces massive Latino opposition in 2010 – but Dems face opposition too
President Obama’s selection of then Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security elevated Jan Brewer from Secretary of State to the governor’s seat. Since then Republican…
Arizona immigration law has major political implications for 2010
Latino Decisions released new results today of a survey of Latino registered voters in Arizona, which shows that immigration is now clearly the top issue of concern for Latino voters…
Latino voters strongly reject Arizona immigration law 1070
A new survey released today by Latino Decisions, and commissioned by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) shows Latino registered voters in the state of Arizona are strongly opposed…
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,…
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…