Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-2016
Abstract
PresiThe political participation and civic engagement rates of Puerto Ricans in the United States are lower than those of the population as a whole and specific subpopulation groups (e.g., non- Hispanic whites and blacks), but they are comparable to those of other Latinos. 70 60 50 40 30 20 2000* 2002 2004* 2006 2008* 2010 2012* 2014 puerto ricans non-hispanics hispanics total These facts are not new, but rather they follow a decades-long pattern (Fraga et al. 2010; De La Garza et al. 1992; Calvo and Rosenstone 1989; Vargas-Ramos 2003). At the same time, recent data on political participation show signs of increased involvement in the electoral spheres among Puerto Ricans. The present brief provides some recent information confirming a discernable trend, but also raises questions about standing concerns for Puerto Rican political involvement.
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