In battleground states like Nevada, every vote counts in the upcoming presidential election. Latino voters make up about a third of the state’s population and could play a key role in determining who takes the White House.
A majority of Latino voters in Nevada are registered as independents, according to the latest statistics, and President Biden and former President Trump are trying to win over this group.
“The future is the future, and it’s so important that we all go vote, not just in this primary, but in future primaries.” November election” said Elisa Martinez, who was voting for the first time.
Although this is Martinez’s first year voting, he is familiar with the process. Ms. Martinez has been involved in political movements since she was a child.
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Graph showing Latino voting for Biden and Trump in the 2020 presidential election. (Fox News)
“I always felt like I should take the initiative to spread the word, so when I was 12 years old I always told my family to go vote. Let’s go.’” Early voting started,” Martinez said.
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“First of all, I’m an immigrant. As the daughter of immigrants and coming from an immigrant family, I feel like I want to make sure my family is safe and treated with respect. Education is definitely another thing for me. That’s one big problem,” Martinez said.
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“The really pressing issue for me is immigration reform, Especially because I grew up in a community with a lot of undocumented immigrants. That’s important to me…and healthcare, when I was a kid, my father was diabetic and undocumented. So it’s really difficult and in order for him to be able to afford his medication, he needs two different things: to control his blood sugar levels, he took two types of insulin and three types of pills.” , said Jiromi Pena, who was also voting for the first time.
Jiromi Pena volunteers for political campaigns. (Sunny Tsai)
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Jiromi Pena also has experience in political campaigns. She says it’s important for young voters to learn about the candidates.
“Many of them don’t know who to vote for, but once you reach them and provide them with information, they have some idea of what decision to make based on their past experience,” Pena said. he said. .
Most young Latino voters in Nevada are less affiliated with a political party than older voters, who are more consistent and reliable voters, according to Vote Nevada, a nonprofit focused on voting education.
A group of people discussing in a political forum in Nevada. (Sunny Tsai)
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“So we’ve seen a surge in nonpartisan voter registration. If you look at voters between the ages of 18 and 34, 61% of them are registered as nonpartisan and nonpartisan,” Vote Nevada CEO Sondra Cosgrove said.
Vote Nevada argues that more voting education is needed to ensure that the voices of young voters, especially young voters, don’t go unheard.
