Hispanic Voter Project
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The Hispanic Voter Project at Johns Hopkins University
is a non-partisan, non-profit academic research effort based at the JHU Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
in Washington, DC, that examines the Hispanic outreach efforts of candidates, political parties and third party interest groups.
The project has published reports and data from the 2000 presidential election, 2002 mid-term congressional election, 2004 presidential election, 2006 mid-term congressional election and 2008 presidential election. The Hispanic Voter Project's research has been cited by national media throughout the United States including The New York Times
, U.S. News and World Report, National Public Radio, CNN
and others.
Dr. Benjamin Ginsberg, the JHU David Bernstein Professor and Director of the JHU Washington Center for the Study of American Government, was the project’s founding academic adviser.
The Hispanic Voter Project was a founding member of the 1-866-MY-VOTE1 voter alert line in 2004 with the Fels Institute for Government at the University of Pennsylvania
, Common Cause
, the Reform Institute and the National Constitution Center
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NBC News
, MSNBC
and Telemundo
were the national media partners for the project on Election Day 2004.
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
is a non-partisan, non-profit academic research effort based at the JHU Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is one of nine academic divisions of the Johns Hopkins University, in the United States. Located at the university’s Homewood campus at the Charles Village neighborhood in northern Baltimore...
in Washington, DC, that examines the Hispanic outreach efforts of candidates, political parties and third party interest groups.
History
The Hispanic Voter Project was established by Adam J. Segal, a Hopkins graduate and Faculty Lecturer, in 2002. Segal continues to serve as the project's director.The project has published reports and data from the 2000 presidential election, 2002 mid-term congressional election, 2004 presidential election, 2006 mid-term congressional election and 2008 presidential election. The Hispanic Voter Project's research has been cited by national media throughout the United States including The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, U.S. News and World Report, National Public Radio, CNN
CNN
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and others.
Dr. Benjamin Ginsberg, the JHU David Bernstein Professor and Director of the JHU Washington Center for the Study of American Government, was the project’s founding academic adviser.
Special programs
The project has received extensive national and international attention for its research into Spanish-language political television and radio advertising.The Hispanic Voter Project was a founding member of the 1-866-MY-VOTE1 voter alert line in 2004 with the Fels Institute for Government at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, Common Cause
Common Cause
Common Cause is a self-described nonpartisan, nonprofit lobby and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, a Republican former cabinet secretary under Lyndon Johnson, as a "citizens' lobby" with a mission focused on making U.S. political institutions more open and...
, the Reform Institute and the National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center is an organization that seeks to expand awareness and understanding of the United States Constitution and operates a museum to advance those purposes....
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
, MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
and Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
were the national media partners for the project on Election Day 2004.