Hispanic Turnout

Estimates from Validated Voting Data

Bibliographic Data

ID6339957
AuthorsCarol A Cassel (University of Alabama, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume55
Issue2
Pages391-408
Publication date2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Research Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/106591290205500206
OpenAlexW2086854645
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited21

This study is the first to test theories about the distinctiveness of Hispanic voting participation using validated voting data, which are necessary to assess Hispanic turnout relative to the turnout of other groups. The cetral issue is whether a Latino immigrant culture sustained by proximity to homelands makes Hispanic voters distinctive, or whether Hispanics vote at the same rate as others with the same social circumstances. The analyses show that in presidential contests, Hispanic citizens vote at the same rate as similarly situated Anglos and African-Americans. In midterm contests, Hispanic turnout is distinctively low and cannot be explained by the recency of immigration or weak participatory predispsitions related to Latino political culture. The explanation may be that Latinos lack the political networks and political history that motivate Anglos and African-Americans to vote in low visibility races, or Latino political leaders prefer to mobilize voters in more competitive presidetial or municipal elections

Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Political science · Politics · Survey data collection · Turnout · Voter turnout · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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