Which way do hispanics vote

Latinos are a highly diverse population, beginning with where they and their families are from. For many Latinos, political events that affect their places of origin significantly influence their electoral preferences.

Their policy preferences align broadly with those of their parties, but the partisan gap tends to be smaller than among U. An important way in which Latino voters differ from non-Latinos, and vary among themselves, relates to where they or their forebears came from.

Voters who identify as Latino vary in their places of origin. In our research on the recent wave of migrants from Central America, we highlighted the problems, from economic insecurity to the prevalence of violence, that motivated people to undertake the often-treacherous journey to the United States. The persistent power of the place once called home to shape electoral choices is most apparent among two groups, Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans.

Both have large communities in Florida, giving that state a unique demographic profile. Unusual among Latinos, Cuban Americans have historically favored Republicans, although this preference is declining. As a rough estimate, about half a million Cuban Americans voted in the Florida election. It was also no doubt difficult for Biden to make a pitch for Latinos while also trying to assuage the concerns of African Americans who worried that the Democratic nominee would betray them like he did in co-authoring the crime bill.

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