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Latinos, the Military, and the 2004 Presidential Election
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Abstract
The 2004 presidential election raised a number of questions about how military
service is used in political campaigns and how it affects individual-level engagement in politics. Most of this discussion consisted of journalistic accounts, however, and few social scientists have tested theories about the military and politics with survey data or electoral returns. This is especially the case for the political role of military service for minority electorates. This paper therefore examines whether military service and opinions about the war in Iraq are associated with the vote for Bush and Kerry in 2004. The dataset is a pre-election national survey of Latinos that includes questions about political engagement, partisanship, and previous military service. The results indicate that Latino veterans were more likely to support Kerry than were Latino non-veterans. In addition, Latinos who opposed the war in Iraq were less supportive of Bush, and Latino veterans who opposed the war were particularly opposed to Bush. These results help to understand not only the Latino vote in the 2004 presidential election but also the role of veteran status in electoral politics.
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| | Authors: Barreto, Matt. and Leal, David. |
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Abstract
The 2004 presidential election raised a number of questions about how military
service is used in political campaigns and how it affects individual-level engagement in
politics. Most of this discussion consisted of journalistic accounts, however, and few
social scientists have tested theories about the military and politics with survey data or
electoral returns. This is especially the case for the political role of military service for
minority electorates. This paper therefore examines whether military service and
opinions about the war in Iraq are associated with the vote for Bush and Kerry in 2004.
The dataset is a pre-election national survey of Latinos that includes questions about
political engagement, partisanship, and previous military service. The results indicate
that Latino veterans were more likely to support Kerry than were Latino non-veterans. In
addition, Latinos who opposed the war in Iraq were less supportive of Bush, and Latino
veterans who opposed the war were particularly opposed to Bush. These results help to
understand not only the Latino vote in the 2004 presidential election but also the role of
veteran status in electoral politics.
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