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Hispanic and Latino Americans make up an increasing share of the United States (U.S.) electorate. While most Latinos identify as Democrats and most Latino elected officials are members of the Democratic Party, there has been an increase in Republican party identification among Latinos and increased numbers of elected Latino Republicans over time.[2][3]
Scholars note that Latinos and Hispanics are not a monolithic group.[2][4][5] Factors such as age, location, income, sex, religion, ethnicity, education, and immigration status can all significantly influence voting factors among Hispanics and Latinos.[6] Historically, Cuban Americans in South Florida have been the most prominent Latino Republicans.[2] Since the 1960s, the majority of Latino Republican candidates for office have been Cuban Americans.[2] Over time, Latino Republicans have become more diverse, no longer being primarily confined to Cuban Americans.[2]
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- ^ a b c d e Alvarez, Robert D.; Casellas, Jason P. (2025). "Shifting Allegiances: The Election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures". Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009533096. ISBN 978-1-009-53309-6.
- ^ Fraga, Bernard L.; Velez, Yamil R.; West, Emily A. (2025). "Reversion to the Mean, or Their Version of the Dream? Latino Voting in an Age of Populism". American Political Science Review. 119 (1): 517–525. doi:10.1017/S0003055424000406. ISSN 0003-0554.
- ^ Rakich, Nathaniel; Thomson-DeVeaux, Amelia (September 22, 2022). "There's No Such Thing As The 'Latino Vote'". FiveThirtyEight.
- ^ Cadava, Geraldo L. (February 14, 2022). "There's No Such Thing as 'the Latino Vote'". The Atlantic.
- ^ Hugo Lopez, Mark; Noe-Bustamante, Luis (September 25, 2024). "In Tight U.S. Presidential Race, Latino Voters' Preferences Mirror 2020". Pew Research Center.