A gender gap among Hispanics? A comparison with Blacks and Anglos

S Welch, L Sigelman - Western Political Quarterly, 1992 - journals.sagepub.com
S Welch, L Sigelman
Western Political Quarterly, 1992journals.sagepub.com
NOTE: Is the gender gap largely a white, middle-class phenomenon? This analysis, based
on data from six election day exit polls conducted in 1980, 1984, and 1988, tests for
differences between Hispanic American men and women in ideological and partisan
identification and in vote choice. Analysis reveals that Hispanic women are more liberal and
more pro-Democratic than Hispanic men, but the magnitude of these differences varies
considerably. Moreover, male/female differences are essentially equal among Hispanic …
NOTE: Is the gender gap largely a white, middle-class phenomenon? This analysis, based on data from six election day exit polls conducted in 1980, 1984, and 1988, tests for differences between Hispanic American men and women in ideological and partisan identification and in vote choice. Analysis reveals that Hispanic women are more liberal and more pro-Democratic than Hispanic men, but the magnitude of these differences varies considerably. Moreover, male/female differences are essentially equal among Hispanic, Black and Anglo Americans. he term &dquo; gender gap&dquo; is widely used to refer to differences t between men and women in political preferences, party affili-ation, vote choice, and other political attitudes. Considerable, though not entirely consistent, evidence indicates that in the United
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