-
-
Dynamics of the Yakima County Hispanic Electorate
The number of Hispanic surname registered voters in Yakima County doubled between 2012 and 2024, even while the non-Hispanic registered voter population has leveled off.
Continue reading →: Dynamics of the Yakima County Hispanic ElectorateThe number of Hispanic surname registered voters doubled between 2012 and 2024, even while the non-Hispanic registered voter population has leveled off. The U.S. Electorate is by nature dynamic, perhaps never more so than now. New groups of adult citizens enter the electorate through migration and through aging. Different populations bring their own dynamics –…
-
"The opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice." – Bryan Stevenson
Welcome to my new site, where I post about my research.
I’m an interdisciplinary scholar. Outside my busy day job, I maintain an active research agenda. My research interests and expertise include Latino politics and voting rights, immigration policy and politics, health equity, and state and local public policy. Although I currently live in western Washington, I spent most of my career in the Yakima Valley and continue to focus much of my research there.
Vickie Ybarra 