Reading Time: 6 minutes New research from the Pew Center points to the powerful potential of secularism as an avenue for forging multiracial coalitions.
Adrian Pantoja
Dr. Adrian Pantoja is a Professor in Political Studies and Chicano Studies at Pitzer College. In addition to academic research, he has offered commentary on Latino politics to outlets including The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and La Opinion.
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It’s secularism, stupid: Why Latino voters aren’t abandoning the Democratic Party
Reading Time: 6 minutes Throughout the 2022 midterm election cycle, there have been countless stories about Latinos abandoning the Democratic Party. A closer examination of the polls and questions around Latino religiosity tells a different story, one rooted in the most dramatic development in Latino politics: the rise of secularism.