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Vote Choice of Latino Voters in the 2020 U.S. Senate Elections

This report analyzes the choices of Latinos in 2020 Senate elections in five key states and the rate at which they split their ballot with the presidential election.

Amicus Brief, Merrill et.al., v. Milligan et.al.

On July 18, 2022, UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP) filed an amicus brief on behalf of UCLA Social Scientists with the U.S. Supreme Court in the voting rights case Merrill et. al., v. Milligan et. al. The VRP argued for the Court to keep the Voting Rights Act’s longstanding protections of minority voting rights intact.

Pandemic Impacts on Self-Employed Latinas in California

This data brief on California is the first in a series to investigate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on Latina entrepreneurship in key states.

15 Facts About Latino Well-Being in California

This data brief, produced by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute research team, provides detailed information on Florida’s Latino population using the 2015-19 American Community Survey data.

15 Facts about Latino Well-Being in Florida

Sacramento Policy Briefing Luncheon

UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) hosted a policy briefing luncheon on May 4, 2022 at the Mayahuel Restaurant in Sacramento, CA. UCLA LPPI experts Dr. Silvia R. González, Dr. Yohualli B. Anaya, and Misael Galdámez presented members of the California State Legislature with new research and data insights on public health, housing, education and other key policy issues impacting California’s diverse Latino communities.

Latino and Asian Households in California Are Behind on Rent and Behind in Access to State Relief Program

The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened California’s chronic economic and housing inequalities for low-income and people-of-color households. This brief uses data from the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey (HPS) and California’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to analyze the experience of renters and their participation in critical emergency rental-assistance programs. We find significant disparities linked to income class and race/ethnicity among California renters who are experiencing financial distress and who have participated in rental relief programs.

Latino Criminal Justice Priorities

Over the course of a two-day Criminal Justice Convening held January 20th – 21st of 2022, UCLA LPPI brought together advocates to create a shared policy agenda to advance criminal justice reform.

A Change of Plans: How the Pandemic Affected Students of Color and their Plans for Higher Education

In this factsheet, we analyze the racial disparities on the impact of COVID-19 on post-secondary education plans in 2021, and the effect of vaccine availability on these plans.

Taking a Deeper Look at Hispanic Voting Patterns in South Florida

South Florida has a population of over 4.7 million, the majority of the region being Hispanic or Latino residents. This report examines voting patterns by Latino ethnicity in South Florida using official precinct election data.

Pettaway v. Galveston County, Texas

UCLA Voting Rights Project, along with the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a supplemental complaint to an ongoing lawsuit against Galveston County’s redistricting map.

Navajo Nation, et al. v. San Juan County, NM et al.

The San Juan County Board of Commissioners’ new legislative map dilutes the vote of the Indigenous population within the county, preventing them from electing their choice candidates in all but one of the five county districts.

Annual Report 2021

In 2021, the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) was focused on laying the foundation for a more inclusive economy and democracy. With the intersecting crises of structural racism, COVID-19, worsening economic inequality and climate disasters, the world is at a tipping point. And all eyes are on America to counteract a global descent into authoritarianism. In looking toward a brighter future, we must retire failed systems and build new institutions that yield shared prosperity so that all Americans not only survive but thrive.

Soto Palmer et al. v. Hobbs et al.

The UCLA Voting Rights Project, in partnership with Campaign Legal Center and MALDEF are suing the state of Washington over their newly approved legislative maps as one of the legislative districts has the effect of diluting Latino voters ability to elect candidates of choice in the Yakima Valley region.

Unseen and Unheard: The Underrepresentation of Latino Voices and Stories in The Los Angeles Times Opinion and Editorials Section

This study analyzes Latino visibility on The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board and its widely read opinion section and finds that Latinos are severely underrepresented in both.

Riverside County Redistricting Memo

As the Riverside County Board of Supervisors begins to finalize its new district map for adoption, the County must adopt a map that respects Latino voters and other communities of color that have grown over the past ten years.

Washington State Redistricting: WA Commission Map Dilutes Latino Vote and Violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

On November 15, 2021, the Washington Redistricting Commission failed to meet its constitutional deadline and timely approve fair, compliant, and equitable redistricting plans for Washington’s legislative and congressional districts.

UCLA VRP Report Urges Orange County to Create Its First Latino-Majority District During the 2021 Redistricting Process

The UCLA Voting Rights Project is urging the Orange County Board of Supervisors to create the county’s first Latino-majority supervisorial district and to increase the political influence of its growing Asian American electorate in a report issued today. The UCLA VRP’s analysis is intended to inform the 2021 district maps.

UCLA VRP Report Urges Changes to Proposed Maps in Yolo County to Preserve the Strength of the Latino Vote

The UCLA Voting Rights Project today issued a memo to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors urging them to reject redistricting map proposals that would split the Latino vote in the only supervisorial district where a Latino official has been elected.

KEEPING THE STOVE ON: Covid-19 and Utility Debt in Communities Served by Southern California Gas Company

In this brief, we study household utility debt burden as another measure of the economic pressure facing low-income neighborhoods, with an emphasis on the impacts on racial equity

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