Velasquez Institute to Conduct Key Exit Polls
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(updated: Nov. 6th, 2002; 7:35 pm PST)
The William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) will continue in its tradition of conducting exit polls every two years since 1984, to measure the tendencies and turnout of Latino voters on election day. WCVI will send trained pollsters into the field in both California and Texas to see if the candidates and the issues have raised the bar high enough to get voters to the polls.
Will the controversy over California Governor Gray Davis' veto of AB 60, the so-called Driver's License Bill, cause Latino voters to stay at home or will they retaliate and vote for Republican candidate Bill Simon or Green Party candidate Peter Camejo? Will Latinos in Texas vote for fellow Latino and Democratic candidate Tony Sanchez for their next Governor or will Rick Perry rule the state house in Austin for another four years?
WCVI projects 900,000 Latinos will cast votes in this year's Texas gubernatorial election, up from 473,000 in 1998. In California, WCVI estimates that 1.2 out of 2.4 million Latino voters will go to the polls which represents approximately 14% of the total projected turnout.
Latino Vote in California and Texas
(figures in the thousands) |
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Latino Total
1994 |
Latino Share
1994 |
Latino Total
1998 |
Latino Share
1998 |
Latino Total
2002 |
Latino Share
2002 |
Texas |
447 |
10.2% |
473 |
12.7% |
900 |
18.0% |
California |
949 |
11.0% |
1162 |
13.5% |
1200 |
13.8% |
Sources: WCVI Turnout Studies, Political Data
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