Research Papers

In addition to our timely polls, Latino Decisions also posts cutting edge scholarly research on Latino politics, by leading academics and researchers in Political Science.  The research papers below represent works already published in political science journals, those presented at academic conferences, and working papers…

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  • A panacea for Latino and Black voters? Elevated turnout in vote by mail elections The Social Science Journal, 47:4, Dec 2010 Authors: Priscilla L. Southwell
  • Race and Turnout: Does Descriptive Representation in State Legislatures Increase Minority Voting? Political Research Quarterly, 63:4, Dec 2010 Authors: Rene Rocha, Caroline Tolbert, Daniel Bowen, Christopher Clark
  • Spanish-Language Radio Advertisements and Latino Voter Turnout in the 2006 Congressional Elections:, Political Research Quarterly, 63:4, Dec 2010 Authors: Costas Panagopoulos and Donald Green
  • A Latino on the Ballot: Explaining Coethnic Voting Among Latinos and the Response of White Americans, The Journal of Politics, 72:4, Oct 2010 Authors: Corrine M. McConnaughy, Ismail K. White, David L. Leal and Jason P. Casellas
  • Take One for the Team? Limits of Shared Ethnicity and Candidate Preferences, Political Research Quarterly, 63:3, Sept 2010 Authors: Sylvia Manzano and Gabriel Sanchez
  • Hope, Tropes, and Dopes: Hispanic and White Racial Animus in the 2008 Election Presidential Studies Quarterly, 40:3, Sept 2010 Authors: Gary Segura and Ali Valenzuela
  • Black-Latino Political Relationships: Policy Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives American Politics Research, 38:3, May 2010 Authors: Rodney Hero and Robert Preuhs
  • Deracialization and Latino Politics: The Case of the Salazar Brothers in Colorado, Political Research Quarterly, 63:1, Mar 2010 Authors: Eric Juenke Gonzalez and Anna Sampaio
  • The Effectiveness of Coethnic Contact on Latino Political Recruitment, Political Research Quarterly, 63:2, June 2010 Authors: Matt Barreto and Stephen Nuno
  • Latinos’ Views on Health Care Reform in the Midst of the Historic Congressional Debates of 2009, Research Brief: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy. December 2009. Authors: Gabriel Sanchez and Jillian Medeiros
  • Should They Dance with the One Who Brung ’Em?” Latinos and the 2008 Presidential Election, PS: Political Science & Politics. October 2008. 753-760. Authors: Matt Barreto, Luis Fraga, Sylvia Manzano, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Gary Segura
  • Latinos, Immigration, and the 2006 Midterm Elections, PS: Political Science & Politics. April 2008. 309-317. Authors: David Leal, Stephen Nuno, Jongho Lee, Rodolfo de la Garza
  • Latinos, Military Service, and Support for Bush and Kerry in 2004, American Politics Research. March 2007. 224-251. Authors: Matt Barreto, David Leal
  • The Latino Vote in the 2004 Election, PS: Political Science & Politics. January 2005. 41-49. Authors: David Leal, Matt Barreto, Jongho Lee, Rodolfo de la Garza
  • Latino immigrants at the polls: Foreign-born voter turnout in the 2002 election, Political Research Quarterly. March 2005. 79-86. Author: Matt Barreto
  • Latino Mobilization and Vote Choice in the 2000 Presidential Election, American Politics Research. March 2007. 273-293. Author: Stephen Nuno
  • Segmented Mobilization: Latino Nonpartisan Get-Out-the-Vote Efforts in the 2000 General Election, American Politics Research. March 2007. 273-293. Author: Ricardo Ramirez
  • Giving Voice to Latino Voters: A Field Experiment on the Effectiveness of a National Nonpartisan Mobilization Effort, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Sept 2005. 66-84. Author: Ricardo Ramirez
  • Meeting the Challenge of Latino Voter Mobilization, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Sept 2005. 85-101. Author: Melissa Michelson