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The present study illuminates the emotions of mixed‐status families as they anticipated the 2016 Presidential election. From a 6‐year longitudinal case study of four Mexican immigrant families, we present interviews from May of 2016, prior to the presidential primaries, and from November of 2016, the day before or the day of the presidential election. Using a multiple case study method (Stake, 2006, Multiple case study analysis. Guilford Press, New York; Yin, 2014, Case study research: Design and methods (5th ed.). Sage, Los Angeles, CA), our primary goal was to describe how immigrant Mexican adults and their preadolescent and adolescent children (or grandchildren) personally and collectively reacted emotionally to the events leading up to the 2016 presidential election, and how they managed and coped with their emotions. Our secondary goal was to explain how their emotional reactions changed over time and were influenced by age and immigration status. Initially, participants expressed concern and fear about the anti‐immigration rhetoric by the conservative political movement, but largely felt reassured that such rhetoric would not prevail. In the days immediately preceding the election, a notable change seemed apparent among all participants, regardless of immigration status. They expressed having intense emotions ranging from fear and angst to disbelief, anger, and denial, which they attempted to manage through external (e.g., community involvement, activism, solidarity) and internal (e.g., family communication, cognitive strategies) actions. Older adolescents had a better understanding of the implications of the election for their family than younger adolescents did. We provide recommendations for family practice and policy aimed to support and advocate on behalf of immigrant families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article we posed several questions: What was the explanatory capacity of inequality and poverty at the state level in the United States presidential elections in 2012 and 2016?; what was the state balance in the presidential elections in the United States? By using the "American National Election Studies Survey", We also investigated the individual level to try to figure what variables could help us understand the vote in favor of the Republican presidential candidates in 2012 and 2016? Thus, to answer our questions, we conducted two analyzes, one at the state level and the other, based on individual voters, in order to explain the contrasting results of 2012 and 2016. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Analysts of American politics have long considered the growing power of the Latino population in the United States as a significant variable for elections. However, the assumption that Latinos will share similar political views and behaviors is, at best, unsettled with mixed results from existing studies. In this research, we use original data to test whether Latino voters are more likely to act based on the view that their individual fates are connected with those of their racial or ethnic group, or are more likely to act based on individual self‐interest. We independently test this over two elections. Our findings show that group identity is a significant predictor of voting behavior for Latinos. Related Articles: Parkin, Michael, and Frances Zlotnick. 2011. "English Proficiency and Latino Participation in U.S. Elections." Politics & Policy 39 (4): 515‐537. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00302.x Pearson Merkowitz, Shanna. 2012. "Aqui No Hay Oportunidades: Latino Segregation and the Keys to Political Participation." Politics & Policy 40 (2): 258‐295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2012.00349.x Stokes‐Brown, Atiya Kai. 2009. "The Hidden Politics of Identity: Racial Self‐Identification and Latino Political Engagement." Politics & Policy 37 (6): 1281‐1305. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00220.x [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of social networks on the Internet played a fundamental role in Barack Obama's electoral win in the latest round of presidential elections in the United States. An analysis of this phenomenon provides a guideline for visualizing their influence on the cultural and political transformation of society, insofar as social networks provide for broad participation on the part of citizens that is coherent with democratic ideals. However, the success of Barack Obama's bid for the presidency cannot be attributed exclusively to the use of social networks and the media. The confluence between these elements and the weight of meaning of the messages rooted in the myths of origin and in their symbolic representations played a role as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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