Latino group consciousness, assimilation, and partisanship

Social scientists have illustrated how group consciousness affects cultural values, participation, and issue voting (Duncan, 1999; Garcia, 1982; Miller et al., 1981; Sanchez, 2006a, 2006b; Verba and Nie, 1972; Jaramillo, 2010). This thesis examine whether group consciousness and assimilation shape partisan identification among Latinos. Using the 2006 Latino National Survey, I create five logistic regression models measuring the effect of group consciousness and assimilation on issues and partisan identification. I find that group consciousness has little effect on Latino partisanship. However, several other variables, including assimilation into American culture, are strongly related to Latino party identification.