POS 4074 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Media Consumption

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POS 4074
• Professor: Stringer Amy

Document Summary

Regarding major parties, latinos tent to have low levels of identification. In the 2006 latino national survey, 38% of latinos were non-identifiers and 17% were independents. Hajnal and lee argue that it"s a 2 stage process: 1) non-identifier or identifier, 2) democrat, republican, or independent. Time spent in the us is a factor leading to the lack of identification with parties among latinos. Factors that influence with party"s vs being a non-identifier. Duration of time lived in the u. s. Whether they"re registered to vote or not. Gender (women are more likely to lean democratic) Parties may not address issues that are important to some latinos. Parties lack of action contributing to lack of partisanship. Hajnal and lee argue that both parties could reap electoral benefits. Dominant force among minorities is not attachment to the democratic from these nonpartisan voters. Party but uncertainty about where they fit into politics.