The Latino & Asian American Voter Registration Gap

The NPR Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In a pivotal election year, U.S. democracy continues to face a persistent challenge among the country's electorate — gaps in voter registration rates between white eligible voters and eligible voters of color. Long-standing barriers to voter registration have made it difficult to close these gaps, and dedicated investment is needed to ensure fuller participation in elections and a healthier democracy, many researchers and advocates say.

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0:53.0	I would, I don't know why you're doing a time stamp.
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0:57.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
1:00.0	I'm Sarah McCammon.
1:01.0	I cover the presidential campaign. I'm Hansi Luang, I cover voting. And I'm Miles Parks. I also cover voting.
1:06.3	On today's show, we are looking at who is registered to vote in U.S. elections. There have been big gaps for a long time in voter
1:14.9	registration rates between white eligible voters and eligible voters of color.
1:19.8	Hansi, when we're talking about eligible voters of color, which specific groups are we talking about?
1:26.4	We're talking about black, Asian, and Latino citizens age 18 or older, and their voter registration rates have trailed behind the rate for white adult
1:36.1	citizens for years and this is according to the Census Bureau's current population survey
1:41.5	which I have to note unfortunately does not have enough
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