Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/98894255008
Genesis Castro
Genesis Castro is a sophomore at Wesleyan University, double-majoring in Latin American Studies and Government with a concentration in Comparative Politics.
Abstract: Language plays a critical part in political engagement, particularly among Latino voters in the United States, who remain historically underrepresented in the U.S. electorate despite being one of the fastest-growing communities. Structural obstacles like language barriers and uneven political outreach have limited the political engagement of many marginalized ethnic groups within the United States. Little research has examined how Spanish-language news consumption relates to partisan vote choice in presidential elections. Using data from the American National Election Survey (ANES) 2024, this statistical analysis examines the association between the primary language of political news consumption and presidential vote choice (Democratic vs. Republican) among Latino respondents, controlling for political attention. Results indicated no significant association between news language and partisan vote choice across chi-square, simple logistic regression, and multiple logistic regression analyses.
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