LALS 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Overdetermination, Economic Liberalism, Latias And Latios
1 Mar 2017
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Voting practices of latinos: arle(cid:374)e d (cid:448)ila a(cid:374)alyzes the (cid:448)oti(cid:374)g pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)es of lati(cid:374)os i(cid:374) (cid:862)lati(cid:374)os: the ne(cid:449) Repu(cid:271)li(cid:272)a(cid:374)s. (cid:863) the author e(cid:373)phasizes that the latino electorate is often a swing vote (p. 46). While latinos are often painted as conservative, their votes may go to. Democratic or republican parties, as opposed to african-americans, who are a much more homogenous voter group. D vila criticizes polling methods of latinos, stating that many organizations responsible for polling have an agenda and ask leading questions (p. 51). D vila cites statistics showing the disenfranchisement of latinos in the political process, showing that latinos are underrepresented in government and most latinos are not registered to vote. Those latinos that are registered are more often english speaking, older, and have a higher level of educational attainment (p. 54). The demographics of registered latino voters may affect the ways that they vote.
