Why do L.A. Latinos vote at rates far lower than whites? - Los Angeles Times
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We’re looking for registered Latino voters in L.A. who didn’t vote

A woman in a mask at a voting booth.
People cast ballots Nov. 8 at Ted Watkins Park polling center.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
By Brittny Mejia
 and Benjamin Oreskes
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Developer Rick Caruso’s game plan to become Los Angeles mayor relied on a simple strategy. He wanted lower-propensity voters, who were attracted to his message, to turn out in droves. These voters, his campaign surmised, were predominantly Latino. If they voted, he’d win.

In the end, they didn’t vote, and he lost.

We’re trying to understand why Latinos voted at rates far lower than white people. Tell us why you did or didn’t vote.

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Brittny Mejia

Brittny Mejia is a Metro reporter covering federal courts for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote narrative pieces with a strong emphasis on the Latino community and others that make up the diversity of L.A. and California. Mejia was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2021 in local reporting for her investigation with colleague Jack Dolan that exposed failures in Los Angeles County’s safety-net healthcare system that resulted in months-long wait times for patients, including some who died before getting appointments with specialists. She joined The Times in 2014.

Benjamin Oreskes

Benjamin Oreskes is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He covered state and national politics, City Hall, homelessness and wrote the Essential California newsletter. Before coming to The Times in February 2017, he covered foreign policy at Politico in Washington, D.C.

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