Don’t Count on a Latino Red Wave—It’s a Latino Red Mirage

Latino Los Angeles10/24/2023

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Don't Count on a Latino Red Wave—It's a Latino Red Mirage | Opinion — A mariachi band leads a group of Latino and immigrant voters across the 6th Street Viaduct bridge to a voting center during the US midterm elections on Nov. 8, in Los Angeles, California. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

Are Latino voters moving to the right?

The Latino electorate reflects much of America’s Latino communities: incredibly diverse and rapidly growing. The number of U.S. Latino voters grew to 34.5 million in 2022. That’s up almost 5 million from 2018. No other group is growing this fast. Our voters are as diverse as our community, which has always been made up of liberal, moderate, and conservative Latinos whose politics vary according to region, background, socioeconomic status, and life experiences.

As diverse as Latinas and Latinos are, we know that Democrats better reflect the community’s values and interests—good-paying jobs and a robust economy, access to affordable health care, immigration reform, quality education, a clean environment, and ultimately, opportunity.

In fact, a new Univision poll further supports the claim that Democrats better serve the Latino community’s needs. The poll found Latino voters support Democrats on many of their key policy issues. Even Latino Republicans support much […]

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