Somos Más: The Latino American Voting Effect
Session Title
Other Abstracts
Faculty Mentor
Michael Lipscomb, Ph.D.
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Political Science
Abstract
Latinos are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the United States. This leads many political scientists to wonder what their impact is on elections. To address these questions, this paper aims to examine the different barriers that Latino Americans face when casting or trying to cast their vote. These barriers might include immigration status or local voting laws. Additionally, this paper asks how greater Latino voter participation would affect public policy, hypothesizing that more policies would be enacted that benefit Latino Americans. Through the comparison of different voting laws and other factors that might affect someone’s eligibility to vote, and by theorizing what kind of policy changes would occur if more Latinos vote, this paper seeks to demonstrate the power of Latino Americans in the United States’ electoral system.
Course Assignment
PLSC 490 – Lipscomb
Start Date
15-4-2023 12:00 PM
Somos Más: The Latino American Voting Effect
Latinos are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the United States. This leads many political scientists to wonder what their impact is on elections. To address these questions, this paper aims to examine the different barriers that Latino Americans face when casting or trying to cast their vote. These barriers might include immigration status or local voting laws. Additionally, this paper asks how greater Latino voter participation would affect public policy, hypothesizing that more policies would be enacted that benefit Latino Americans. Through the comparison of different voting laws and other factors that might affect someone’s eligibility to vote, and by theorizing what kind of policy changes would occur if more Latinos vote, this paper seeks to demonstrate the power of Latino Americans in the United States’ electoral system.
