A Latino on the Ballot: Explaining Coethnic Voting Among Latinos and the Response of White Americans

McConnaughy, Corrine M.; White, Ismail K.; Leal, David L.; Casellas, Jason P.

doi:10.1017/s0022381610000629

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“…3. This is consistent with the McConnaughy, White, Leal, and Casellas's (2010) finding that the strength of Latino identity becomes a significant predictor among voters when a co-ethnic candidate appears on the ballot. 4.…”

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Mobilizing Latino Voters

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Kousser

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American Politics Research

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Building on evidence that Latino voters participate at higher rates when co-ethnic candidates appear on the ballot, we report the results from a field experiment examining whether co-ethnic policy leadership can produce similar mobilization in direct democracy elections. The study features a direct-mail campaign conducted during California's 2010 statewide primary election aimed at mobilizing Latino voters. The experiment included variation in the language of the message sent to voters and the extent to it emphasized the pivotal role played by a prominent Latino official in placing the policy on the ballot. We find that mobilization messages are most effective when they target voters using their preferred language, at least for English-dominant Latinos. By contrast, our experiment yielded no evidence that co-ethnic policy leadership increased voter turnout, although we do show that female voters participate at higher rates when the mobilization campaign prominently features a high-profile female official. These divergent effects provide lessons for the study of ethnic political participation and for the design of effective mobilization campaigns aimed at boosting Latino turnout.

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Mobilizing Latino Voters

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Kogan

Kousser

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American Politics Research

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“…McConnaughy et al (2010) contend that the presence of a Latino on the ballot functions as a cue or informational short-cut that helps Latinos to judge if a candidate will be likely to represent the interests of their ethnic group. "That is, ethnic heritage can communicate a candidate's likely positions and commitments with regard to issues that Latinos believe affect the ethnic group" (ibid: 3).…”

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Do Muslim voters prefer Muslim candidates? Co-religiosity and voting behaviour in India

2015

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“…The measure of Americans' attitudes toward legal immigration is taken from the National Election Study, where it has been asked since at least 1992. 97 Throughout this section, we should keep in mind the possibility of 'spreading activation': a cue that provokes specific concerns about jobs or norms might in turn influence attitudes about other domains of immigration politics as well (see McConnaughy et al 2010). 98 Anderson 2008;Westfall and Young 1993.…”

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The Upside of Accents: Language, Inter-group Difference, and Attitudes toward Immigration

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2014

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Many developed democracies are experiencing high immigration, and public attitudes likely shape their policy responses. Prior studies of ethnocentrism and stereotyping make divergent predictions about anti-immigration attitudes. Some contend that culturally distinctive immigrants consistently generate increased opposition; others predict that natives' reactions depend on the particular cultural distinction and associated stereotypes. This article tests these hypotheses using realistic, video-based experiments with representative American samples. The results refute the expectation that more culturally distinctive immigrants necessarily induce anti-immigration views: exposure to Latino immigrants with darker skin tones or who speak Spanish does not increase restrictionist attitudes. Instead, the impact of out-group cues hinges on their content and related norms, as immigrants who speak accented English seem to counteract negative stereotypes related to immigrant assimilation.The issue of immigration has taken center stage in many developed democracies, from the United States and the United Kingdom to the Netherlands and Italy. 1 Facing growing immigrant populations and significant popular pressure, governments in both hemispheres are paying renewed attention to immigration. One prominent explanation for that popular pressure, and for native-born attitudes toward immigrants generally, emphasizes the cultural distinctiveness of many contemporary immigrants. In the United States, 2 the Netherlands, 3

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A Latino on the Ballot: Explaining Coethnic Voting Among Latinos and the Response of White Americans

Cited by 187 publications

References 22 publications

Mobilizing Latino Voters

Mobilizing Latino Voters

Do Muslim voters prefer Muslim candidates? Co-religiosity and voting behaviour in India

The Upside of Accents: Language, Inter-group Difference, and Attitudes toward Immigration

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