The Development and Persistence of Ethnic Voting Revisited: Latino Participation in 2016 Election

• In Event: MPSA Latina/o Caucus Emerging Research in Latina/o Politics

Brief Overview

Does ethnic congruence with candidates, more so than pan-ethnic congruence, influence Latino political participation? Results suggest that Latinos are more prone to support candidates who share their ethnic identity, not their pan-ethnic identity.

Authors

• Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina, Fordham University

• Tatishe Mavovosi Nteta, University of Massachusetts-Amherst