Political Participation
- “Hablame de ti: Latino mobilization, group dynamics and issue prioritization in the 2020 election”
This paper examines the factors that drove Latino political participation in 2020 and what might explain Latino favorability for Joe Biden and Donald Trump. We find that the most predictive factors of Latino turnout in 2020 were perceived group discrimination and mobilization efforts by campaigns and other organizations. We also find that Latino candidate preference in 2020 can be best explained by issue prioritization. These findings continue to shed light on the diversity and heterogeneity of the Latino vote and speak to the significance of outreach efforts by political parties, candidates, and community organizations.
Angela X Ocampo, Sergio I Garcia-Rios, and Angela E Gutierrez; 2021
- The 2024 Presidential Election Through Latino Lenses: Priorities and Vote Choice
This paper examines the Latino vote in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. We examine the factors that were most important for Latino voters and investigate how these shaped their candidate choice. Specifically, we argue that it is important to explore the demographic heterogeneity within the Latino category, as well as to explore the various issues that different subsets of the group prioritize. In doing so, we focus on differences by gender and socioeconomic status and explore how those impacted vote choice in the 2024 election. We rely on data from Texas and nationwide to examine these differences. We find that Latino men were more likely to vote for Trump compared to women. Similarly, we explore the role of issue prioritization, finding that Latinos who prioritize various economic issues and immigration were more likely to vote for Trump. On the other hand, Latinos who prioritize abortion were more likely to vote for Harris. We also find notable differences in how issue prioritization worked distinctively for women, men and those with and without a college degree. This paper underscores that Latinos are not an ideologically cohesive group and that the label of “Latino” should not operate to homogenize the group’s multifaceted interests. Instead, it gives us a better understanding of which specific issues were salient for different segments of the Latino community in 2024, and how these worked in particular ways to drive presidential candidate choice.
Garcia-Rios, Sergio I., Gutierrez, Angela E., Ocampo, Angela X. and Ocampo-Roland, Angie N.. "The 2024 Presidential Election Through Latino Lenses: Priorities and Vote Choice" The Forum, 2025
- “Racializing politics, validating race: racial consciousness and vote choice in Puerto Rico”
This article explores how race matters politically for nonwhite Puerto Ricans, finding that although race is seldom discussed, nonwhite Puerto Ricans still take race and racism into consideration in politics.
Danielle Clealand, 2021
- “Somos mas: How racial threat and anger mobilized Latino voters in the Trump era”
This study uses national post-election survey data from 2016 to examine the motivations of Latino voters. It finds that Latino voters were politically motivated by Donald Trump’s anti-Latino rhetoric. The research argues that Latino voters who perceive Latinos as a racialized group and feel connected to issues of immigration are more likely to feel negatively towards the Republican candidate and feel angry during the 2016 election. They further find that Latino voters who were angry were more likely to engage in political activities such as donating to campaigns, contacting government officials, and protesting during and shortly after the 2016 election.
Angela Gutierrez, Angela X Ocampo, Matt A Barreto, Gary Segura; 2019
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