Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

Spring 5-6-2026

Faculty Advisor(s)

Lewis Luartz

Abstract

How does race impact voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. presidential election? Existing research shows that political participation depends on access to resources and civic skills, while institutional barriers such as voter identification laws can disproportionately affect racial minorities. However, less attention has been given to whether these disparities persist at the individual level when accounting for other relevant factors. We argue that racial minority groups, particularly Hispanic and non-Hispanic “other” respondents, are less likely to vote than White (non-Hispanic) respondents in the 2020 presidential election. To test this argument, we use individual-level data from the ANES 2020–2022 Social Media Study and estimate a logistic regression model predicting whether a respondent voted in the 2020 presidential election. Our preliminary findings suggest that being in the other (non-Hispanic) category, including Asian, and the Hispanic category show a negative effect on voting in the 2020 election.

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Presented at the Spring 2026 Student Scholar Symposium at Chapman University.

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