Voting Preference and Political Socialization among Mexican Americans and Mexicans Living in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12088656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chappell Lawson (0000-0002-8174-8728, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-79 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0742-9797 • E-ISSN: 1533-8320 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/msem.2003.19.1.65 |
| OpenAlex | W1998265674 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Recent survey data strongly suggest that extending the franchise to Mexicans living abroad would further weaken the already ailing Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Compared to their compatriots in Mexico, Mexicans in the United States are extremely ill disposed toward the PRI and particularly sympathetic to the center-right National Action Party (PAN). These differences, however, appear to be a function of education levels and media messages rather than underlying political values or self-selection through migration. Consequently, the distribution of voters across Mexico's main parties in future elections would depend in part on the dynamics of a campaign conducted partly in the United States. Algunos datos de encuestas recientes sugieren contundentemente que la ampliación del derecho de voto a los mexicanos que viven en el extranjero debilitará aun más al doliente Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). Comparados a sus compatriotas en México, los mexicanos en los Estados Unidos están sumamente mal predispuestos hacia el PRI y miran con particular simpatía al Partido de Acción Nacional (PAN), de centro-derecha. Estas diferencias, sin embargo, parecen ser una función de los niveles de educación y de los mensajes de los medios de comunicación más que subrayar valores políticos o una auto-selección por la migración. Por consiguiente, la distribución de los votantes a través de los partidos principales de México en las elecciones futuras dependerá en parte de la dinámica de una campaña conducida en parte en los Estados Unidos
Humanities · Political science · Politics · Socialization · Sociology · Voting · Law · Philosophy · Political Dynamics in Latin America · Social Media and Politics
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |