by Hector De Leon | Oct 2, 2022 | Perspectives On Politics
The assertion, “Less than half of eligible Latinos are registered to vote,” appearing in a major newspaper story, “As Hispanics become Texas’ largest demographic group, their political clout lags,” is not supported by Census Bureau data or an analysis of Harris County...
by Hector De Leon | Mar 23, 2021 | Perspectives On Politics
In January of 2018, this assertion appeared in a story of a major newspaper in 3rd largest County in the nation, “just 28 percent of registered Latino voters cast a ballot in 2016, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates.” The contention raised the following...
by Hector De Leon | May 28, 2020 | Perspectives On Politics
This chart shows the aggregate ballots cast in the 2000 to 2016 Elections in the Harris County Zip Code areas with the highest percentage of African American population. The zip code areas analyzed include 77004, 77016, 77031, 7026, 77028, 77033, 77047, 77048, 77051,...
by Hector De Leon | Dec 3, 2015 | Perspectives On Politics
Confusion about the strength of the Hispanic vote has existed since Hispanics became the largest population group in municipalities all over the nation. And, after every election, as electoral growth fails to match demographic growth, wishful thinkers regurgitate...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Perspectives On Politics
THE United States Census Bureau’s latest population estimates show that Latinos comprise 39.3 percent of the population of Harris County. In spite of the fact that Latinos are now the county’s largest population group, they only constitute 15 percent of...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Perspectives On Politics
THE marches that took place in the spring of 2006 across the nation and in the Houston area as a response to proposed anti-immigrant legislation reminded me of a quote that appeared in the now-defunct Houston Post’s opinion section Sunday Punch in 1994. The...