Bringing Retrospection Back: How the Economy Shapes Latino Voting in The US

• In Event: Economy, Exclusion, and Identity: Reframing Latino Political Behavior

Brief Overview

Latino voters have not turned against Republican candidates as expected post-2016. We argue that Latino macro-partisanship is relatively more malleable and that Latino voters have voted more based on economic retrospection in recent elections.

Authors

• Derek Wakefield, Bucknell University

• Tyler Thomas Reny, Claremont Graduate University

• Joshua J. Dyck, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

• Gregg/Bagel B. Johnson, Valparaiso University