Voting Rights Project

The UCLA Voting Rights Project is a project of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.

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The Current State of the Latino Physician Workforce: California Faces a Severe Shortfall in Latino Resident Physicians

LPPI analyzes the shortage of Latino resident physicians in the state of California and provides policy recommendations intended to increase California’s Latino healthcare workforce and improve overall health outcomes for Latinos.

2018 Midterm Elections & The Latino Vote

LPPI focuses on Latino vote choice and increases in ballots cast in six U.S. states, as evidenced by changes in the number of ballots cast between the 2014 and 2018 midterm elections. In this report, LPPI seeks to better understand the electoral participation of Latino populations and their preferred candidates of choice in hotly contested…

Disrupting the Black-White Paradigm: Latino Arrests in California

LPPI’s analysis of adult arrests by race and ethnicity in California between 2008 and 2017 reveals that while the number of total arrests have decreased over time, Latinos are the only racial or ethnic group to experience an increase in the share of arrests, in both misdemeanor or felony, during this time period.

California Primary 2018: Evaluation of AltaMed’s Latino Voter Mobilization in Los Angeles County

Research from LPPI examines voting patterns across different regions within Los Angeles County to assess where Latino vote growth was strongest. LPPI also evaluates the non-partisan voter mobilization campaign conducted by AltaMed, highlighting the success of AltaMed’s program to increase Latino vote growth in Los Angeles county.

Invisible No More: An Evaluation of the Smithsonian Institution and Latino Representation

LPPI evaluated the Smithsonian Institution’s progress in increasing Latina/o representation within its workforce and exhibitions. Findings reveal a severe lack of representation in executive leadership and lack of funding for Latino initiatives.

Update: Invisible No More: An Evaluation of the Smithsonian Institution and Latino Representation

LPPI’s updated evaluation of the Smithsonian Institution’s workforce for the ten year period of 2007-2016 finds significant underrepresentation for Latinos in the Smithsonian’s workforce.

Latino Vote Choice: Orange County, An Analysis of the June 2018 California Primary in Statewide Contests

Research from LPPI analyzes Orange County precincts and demonstrates that the June 2018 California primary saw a 500 percent increase in the number of Latino major-party candidates with Orange County’s Latino-majority precincts voting in overwhelming support for Democratic Latinos running for statewide offices.

Latino Vote Choice: Orange County, An Analysis of the June 2018 California Primary

Analysis from LPPI on the vote choice of Orange County precincts in California’s Congressional DIstricts 39 and 48 in the June 2018 primary reveals an increase in Latino voter turnout compared to the June 2014 primary election as well as pronounced support from Latino-majority communities for Democratic candidates, especially those who are Latino.

Latino Vote Choice: Los Angeles County, An Analysis of the June 2018 California Primary

LPPI compares the number of ballots cast between the June 2014 and June 2018 primaries, and the vote preference differences between Latino and non-Latino voters in Los Angeles County in the June 2018 election to highlight Latino voting trends. This analysis provides an important frame for understanding voting Latino preferences in the state as a…

Latino Vote Choice: Ventura County, An Analysis of the June 2018 California Primary

Comparing voter data between Ventura County’s June 2014 and 2018 primary elections, LPPI research highlights that Ventura’s June 2018 primary had both increased voter registration and higher turnout along with vote preference within Latino-majority districts trending towards Democratic and Latino candidates running for statewide offices.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?: How Effective Transit-Oriented Development Can Lead to Positive Economic Growth Without Displacing Latinos

In this study on Oakland, California’s Fruitvale Village, LPPI evaluates how community-driven economic development and culturally responsive Transit Oriented Development (TOD) can impact the socioeconomic outcomes of residents, including Latino residents. LPPI’s research suggests how TOD, in combination with positive community-based intervention, can improve the economic state of residents without resulting in displacements of Latinos.

State of Hispanic Homeownership

Through an analysis of US Latino labor force participation rates, household formation rates, median income, and other factors, researchers with contributions from LPPI find that the Latino homeownership rate has rebounded to within 3.5 percent of its pre-recession rate, a significantly faster recovery than the U.S. homeownership rate overall.

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