This study investigates the low political participation of Latinos in the United States, focusing on the strategies used by political parties, campaigns and non-partisan organization to increase voter turnout, as well as the mechanisms through which these strategies affect voting behavior. Current theories of political mobilization provide a solid foundation; however, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms that drive mobilization within the Latino electorate. Through quantitative analysis using multivariate regression on data from the 2020 presidential election, I investigate the relationship between party and campaign contact on individual voting behavior. Additionally, elite interviews conducted with key stakeholders, including community leaders, I explore the role of non-partisan community organizations in addressing the mobilization gap. I find that while party and campaign mobilization efforts are effective in increasing voter turnout among the Latino population, the specific types of contact made by non-partisan community organizations and cultural groups are also significant. I explore mechanisms such as access to information, political efficacy, group identity and civic duty, examining their roles in mobilization and their impact on voter turnout. I find that contact with partisan organizations, influences voter behavior by increasing information and knowledge, as well as enhancing a sense of political efficacy and civic duty, rather than through group identity. Additionally, contact with cultural non-partisan organizations is impactful; it increases knowledge and enhances political efficacy and group identity while civic duty plays a lesser role.
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I find that while party and campaign mobilization efforts are effective in increasing voter turnout among the Latino population, the specific types of contact made by non-partisan community organizations and cultural groups are also significant. I explore mechanisms such as access to information, political efficacy, group identity and civic duty, examining their roles in mobilization and their impact on voter turnout. I find that contact with partisan organizations, influences voter behavior by increasing information and knowledge, as well as enhancing a sense of political efficacy and civic duty, rather than through group identity. Additionally, contact with cultural non-partisan organizations is impactful; it increases knowledge and enhances political efficacy and group identity while civic duty plays a lesser role.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Mendoza, Adriana M."],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Political Science, PhD","degree_level":"Open Access Dissertation","degree_discipline":"School of Social Science, Politics, and Evaluation","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Adrian Pantoja"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2025,"date_issued":"2025-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2025-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:41:17Z","subjects":["Elite interviews","Latino political participation","Non-partisan mobilization","Non-profit mobilization","Partisan mobilization","Voting Mechanisms","Political Science"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/1076","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Adrian Pantoja"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Mendoza, Adriana M."]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2026-05-18T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["School of Social Science, Politics, and Evaluation"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Open Access Dissertation"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Political Science, PhD"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Elite interviews","Latino political participation","Non-partisan mobilization","Non-profit mobilization","Partisan mobilization","Voting Mechanisms","Political Science"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/1076"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["This study investigates the low political participation of Latinos in the United States, focusing on the strategies used by political parties, campaigns and non-partisan organization to increase voter turnout, as well as the mechanisms through which these strategies affect voting behavior. 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