Valdez (2011) examined political participation outcomes among different Latino groups that compared Latinos who identify themselves panethnically and those who identify themselves racially. According to Valdez (2011), The U.S. government defined panethnic groups for Latinos that consisted of Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Central or South Americans or other Spanish culture regardless of race. The data was gathered from the 2007 Latino National Survey that had explored Latinos’ group identity and consciousness that affected their political participation.
More than 8,500 Latinos who were 18 years old or older were surveyed by telephone form a nationally representative random sample. The dependent variable, political participation, was assessed by voting in the 2004 election, voter registration, and nonvoting political action. The independent variable consisted of primary group identity and group consciousness. Group identity is defined as the recognition of membership in a given group and an association with other group members. Group consciousness is defined as the sense of commonality and shared circumstances or …show more content…
Only 83.5% of Blacks voted for Scott and 16.1% voted for Sears. This showed that social issues would not make black voters go against the Democratic Party and vote Republican when the race of a candidate is constant. Blacks who felt that abortion should be illegal (62%) voted for the Democratic candidate who supported abortion, while 5% supported the Republican candidate, Sears. The 92% that opposed gay marriage voted for the Democratic candidate, while the Republican candidate received 8%. Black voters cared about social issues; however, few of them are unwilling to cross party lines to vote for a Republican, even though he or she is black. The influence of the Democratic identity is strong for Black
More than 8,500 Latinos who were 18 years old or older were surveyed by telephone form a nationally representative random sample. The dependent variable, political participation, was assessed by voting in the 2004 election, voter registration, and nonvoting political action. The independent variable consisted of primary group identity and group consciousness. Group identity is defined as the recognition of membership in a given group and an association with other group members. Group consciousness is defined as the sense of commonality and shared circumstances or …show more content…
Only 83.5% of Blacks voted for Scott and 16.1% voted for Sears. This showed that social issues would not make black voters go against the Democratic Party and vote Republican when the race of a candidate is constant. Blacks who felt that abortion should be illegal (62%) voted for the Democratic candidate who supported abortion, while 5% supported the Republican candidate, Sears. The 92% that opposed gay marriage voted for the Democratic candidate, while the Republican candidate received 8%. Black voters cared about social issues; however, few of them are unwilling to cross party lines to vote for a Republican, even though he or she is black. The influence of the Democratic identity is strong for Black