Latino Decisions Blog
5 Policy Issues that Show Why Jeb Bush Will Lose the Latino Vote
After Mitt Romney’s disastrous performance with Latino voters in 2012, some election observers have suggested Jeb Bush is the obvious candidate to help Republicans win over Latino voters. Bush’s supposed…
Healthcare in the Shadows
One of the most concerning narratives for any democratic country is the extent to which sub-populations of its citizenry are “living in the shadows”. Living in the shadows or social…
Rubio’s Standing With Latino Voters
With Senator Marco Rubio’s imminent announcement that he will run for the 2016 Republican Party nomination, we take a look at his standing with Latino voters since his rise to…
Immigration Fluency in the GOP Primary Field
On the issue of immigration, the field of Republican presidential aspirants is typically classified along ideological or policy lines—that is, placed along some array between the hardliners who strongly oppose…
Latino Health Care 5 Years After the ACA: Findings from the Latino National Health and Immigration Survey
President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) faces another test in the upcoming Supreme Court case King v. Burwell. As we await a decision that has…
El Porqué de Chuy García
Sin duda, el próximo martes 7 de Abril será un día histórico para Chicago y su comunidad latina. Por primera vez bajo el actual sistema electoral municipal, se dará una…
Groundbreaking National Latino Health and Immigration Survey Gauges Attitudes & Experiences on the Affordable Care Act, Health & Immigration
** MEDIA ADVISORY ** WEDNESDAY March 25 10 a.m. EDT – POLL RELEASE PRESS CALL AND WEBINAR To Join via Phone: Dial 1-877-876-9176 with Passcode “Latino Health” To Join via Webinar:…
New Poll: Chicago Latino Voters and the Race for Mayor
A new survey, Chicago Latino Voters and the 2015 Mayoral Runoff, conducted by Latino Decisions and co-sponsored by Latino Policy Forum, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC)…
Media Advisory: New Poll Latino Voters in Chicago 2015 Mayoral Race
MEDIA ADVISORY— For more information, contact: Latino Decisions: Matt Barreto, [email protected] or Sylvia Manzano [email protected] Latino Policy Forum: Adriana Díaz, (312) 860-5120 or [email protected] NALACC: Cristina Garcia, (773) 875-3314 or [email protected]…
Black-Brown Tensions in California’s 2016 Senate Race? Don’t Believe The Hype
Horserace analogies are frequently used to describe political campaigns. However, if a Latino Democrat emerges in the 2016 Senate race, a boxing metaphor is likely to be used. The anticipated…
Latino Influence in the 2014 House Elections: Part II
In a prior post I examined what occurred in the 24 Republican held tier one and tier two Latino Influence House Districts during the 2014 elections. My analysis revealed that…
Latino Influence in the 2014 House Elections: Part I
During the 2014 election cycle Latino Decisions identified US House districts where Latino voters were positioned to be influential. Specifically, we considered districts where the 2010 Latino voting age population…
Latino Influence & the Politics of Immigration in the 2014 U.S. Senate Elections
To date, much of the evidence suggestive of Latino electoral influence has focused on statewide races, particularly presidential elections in swing states such as Florida, Colorado, and Nevada. However, with…
Electoral Sweeps and Their Consequences: The Case of Nevada
Is it possible for a politician to be too successful at the ballot box? This appears to be the case with Nevada’s Republican Governor Brian Sandoval. Thanks to a favorable…
Freedom Summit Signals to the Latino Electorate
What is the meaning of this past weekend’s Freedom Summit for Latino voters and their options in the 2016 Republican primaries and general election? The answer to this question necessarily…
An Overview of Latino Influence in the 2014 Elections
In the aftermath of the 2012 election, political observers and pundits of all political stripes contended that the support of Latino voters was pivotal to President Obama’s victory over Mitt…
Latino Perspectives on SOTU Issues
A number of issues addressed in tonight’s State of the Union have been the subject of Latino Decisions polling. Here we highlight a few: 1. Immigration. It is true that…
Latino Public Opinion and the Echaveste Nomination
Not surprisingly, large proportions of American Latinos are attuned to major news from south of the border. This focus contributes to their pronounced views on specific issues in U.S. relations…
State of the union preview: Latino voters support of tax reform
As the nation prepares to listen to President Obama give the State of the Union Address this evening we are highlighting our data on Latino’s attitude toward tax policy, an…
Cuba, Obama, and Latinos
David Ayón’s most recent post at Univision news focuses on Latino public opinion on U.S. policy towards Cuba. While the timing of Obama’s announcement that full diplomatic relations would be…