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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 →: Yakima County Undercounts Hispanic surname Voters in 2024 ElectionI find over 14,000 more Hispanic surname citizens registered in Yakima County, and over 6,000 more cast their ballots, than originally reported. Following each election, the Yakima County Elections office reports publicly on their website the counts and turnout for Spanish surname and non-Spanish surname voters. This public reporting dates back to a 2004 consent…
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"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 