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In reply to the discussion: Cesar Chavez's family to endorse Biden after RFK Jr. claims civil rights leader would've voted for him [View all]flying_wahini
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I think people have given up on politics, Trujillo said, standing in the parking lot with his wife, Sylvia. Seeing all this division, they simply dont care anymore.
The situation was stark, but not particularly surprising. This West Texas border town with more than 677,000 residents, most of them Mexican American is in a low voter-turnout county in a low voter-turnout state.
The county had 502,700 registered voters in the 2024 primaries, but only about 11% cast a ballot. Thats more than 7% lower than the last presidential primaries in 2020, and good for the second worst turnout rate in the state. In 2022 general midterm elections, 34% of El Pasos registered voters cast a ballot, about 10% less than in the 2018 general midterms.