The media-sponsored exit polling has a good reputation for many things, but a terrible reputation when it comes to capturing Latino voting behavior. This is precisely why ImpreMedia, a leading Spanish language media company, is sponsoring Election Eve polling of Latino voters – nationwide and in 11 key states....
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ImpreMedia, one of the nation’s premier Spanish-language media companies, has teamed with Latino Decisions to conduct an extensive Election Eve poll of Latino voters. Latino Decisions has completed 5,600 interviews with Latinos who have already voted or were certain to vote – nationally and in the following states: AZ,...
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Cross-posted at Latino Decisions, Latino Vote Matters, and Daily Kos: The ImpreMedia-Latino Decisions Election Eve Poll of 5,600 Latino voters has indicated that the Economy/Jobs and Immigration were the most important issues to Latino voters in 2012. As indicated in the figure below, 53% of Latino voters nationally who were surveyed...
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Much attention is being paid today to the political horse race, the polls, and the impending conclusion of the 2012 presidential race. But Election Day, at its most basic roots, is about the voters—and one of the very first voters this morning in Alexandria, Virginia, was our own Ana...
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Today, ImpreMedia/Latino Decisions is releasing its 2012 Latino Election Eve Poll at a new site: www.LatinoVote2012.com. The site is now live. The poll was conducted of Latino voters nationwide and in 11 states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, MA, NV, NM, NC, OH, TX and VA. Results will be released...
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Cross-posted at Latino Decisions, Latino Vote Matters, and Daily Kos: Final LD Vote and Turnout Predict Projections: Record-breaking Turnout and Lopsided Support for Obama among Latinos Over the final several weeks of polling (Figure 1), the LD Vote Predict estimates for presidential vote choice have been quite stable, leading us to our final...
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It’s Election Day TOMORROW, November 6th! If you haven’t voted yet, please make sure to vote. Election Day is the day we uphold our democracy–and make choices that reflect our priorities and values. Click here to find your polling location and a host of other useful info: http://veyvota.yaeshora.info/places Here...
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The Wall Street Journal‘s front-page headline on November 1st read “Election May Hinge on Latino Turnout.” If true, Mitt Romney should start working on his concession speech. With respect to Latino voters, the two key factors to consider are margin and mobilization. Regarding margin, the most recent impreMedia/Latino Decisions tracking poll shows that Obama...
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We have written at length about the political ineptitude of Mitt Romney’s decision to run to the extreme right on immigration – the largest single factor behind Romney’s historically low standing among Latino voters. Increasingly, prominent Republican figures are making similar assessments, recognizing that the GOP’s anti-immigration reputation will...
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National Journal’s Ron Brownstein writes about the changing demographics in the United States — and how that impacts elections. He notes that Latinos, the fastest growing voting bloc, are a key to the future. And a number of Republican strategists are deeply worried about their party’s chances in that...
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