This column looks at seven Council races, spanning three boroughs—Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens—that are Latino plurality or majority districts, or have Latino elected representation.
Rafael Salamanca, currently a councilman and chair of the Council’s powerful Land Use Committee, is challenging the incumbent borough president, Vanessa Gibson. Several dynamics make this a race worth watching.
“In the last four years, much has changed about Latino voting trends, shaped by Donald Trump’s re-emergence, the aftermath of COVID, the exodus of many Latinos and the arrival of…
Según las encuestas que hacen los medios de comunicación luego de que los votantes salen de las urnas, la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris obtuvo el 52 por ciento del voto latino,…
Si bien el número de latinos que pueden votar creció de 27 millones a una proyección de 36 millones entre 2016 y 2024, durante el debate solo hubo una mención…
“Even now one thing is certain: Bronx Democrats will not be able to ignore the importance of the Latino vote in this district and the all-important matter of due political…
