Full Description
The 2016 election saw more Latino votes than the record voter turnout of the 2012 election. The essays in this volume provide a highly detailed analysis of the state and national impact Latino voters had in what will be remembered as one of the biggest surprises in presidential election history. Contrary to much commentary, Latino voters increased their participation rates in all states beyond the supposed peak levels that they attained in 2012. Moreover, they again displayed their overwhelming support of Democratic candidates and even improved their Democratic support in Florida. Nonetheless, their continued presence and participation in national elections was not sufficient to prevent the election of Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate who vilified Latinos and especially Latino immigrants. Each essay provides insights as to how these two competing realities coexist, while the conclusion addresses the implications of this coexistence for the future of Latinos in American politics.
Contents
Contents Foreword by Rubén O. Martinez Preface by Gabriel R. Sanchez Latino Influence in the 2016 Presidential Election: Beyond All or Nothing by Justin H. Gross and Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina The Latino Rejection of the Trump Campaign: The Biggest Voter Gap on Record by Barbara Gomez-Aguinaga and Gabriel R. Sanchez The Latinx Gender Gap in the 2016 Election by Jessica Lavariega Monforti Did Latino Millennial Voters Turn Out in 2016? by Maria Livaudais, Edward D. Vargas, and Gabriel R. Sanchez Colorado: Latinos and the 2016 Election by Robert R. Preuhs Calexit: California Moves Left as the Nation Moves Right by Ivy A. M. Cargile, Jason L. Morin, and Adrian D. Pantoja Virginia's New Latino Voters: The Future of the Nuevo South by Xavier Medina Vidal and Zessna García Ríos North Carolina Latinos and the 2016 Election by Betina Cutaia Wilkinson Ecological Inference Meets the Texas Two-Step by Francisco I. Pedraza and Bryan Wilcox-Archuleta Florida's Latino Electorate in the 2016 Election by Benjamin G. Bishin and Casey A. Klofstad Demography Realized? The 2016 Latino Vote in Nevada by David F. Damore A Mirage in the Desert: Arizona and Latinos in the 2016 Presidential Election by Lisa M. Sanchez and Stephen A. Nuño-Pérez Mobilizing the Latino Vote? Partisan and Nonpartisan Selective Outreach of Latino Voters in the 2016 Election by Ricardo Ramírez and Juan Angel Valdez The Puerto Rican Diaspora in the 2016 Elections by Aileen Cardona-Arroyo Latinos in National Politics: 2016 and Beyond by Luis Ricardo Fraga Appendix: Discussion of the Latino Decisions Coverage of the 2016 Election by Joaquin Alfredo Angel Rubalcaba and Edward D. Vargas Contributors
