Rate My Professor Gabriel Sanchez

His scholarship focuses on American politics, particularly Latino politics, the interplay of racial/ethnic identity and political engagement, Latino health policy, minority legislative behavior, and civic engagement barriers for Latinos and Native Americans. He has authored or edited books including Latino Politics in America: Community, Culture, and Interests (2025, with John A. Garcia), Latinos and the 2016 Election: Latino Resistance and the Election of Donald Trump (2020), Latinos and the 2012 Election: The New Face of the American Voter (2015), and Hispanics and the U.S. Political System: Moving into the Mainstream (2008, with Chris Garcia). Select publications feature “Demographic Shifts and Public Attitudes Toward the January 6th Attack” (Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 2025), “How Latinos’ perceptions of environmental health threats impact policy preferences” (Social Science Quarterly, 2024), “Sovereign Bodies: Native Nations, Native American Women, and the Politics of 2018” (Political Research Quarterly, 2021), and many others. Sanchez has garnered awards such as the Faculty Excellence Award (2015–2016, 2007–2008), Best Paper on Latino Politics (Western Political Science Association, 2013), and served as PI or co-PI on grants totaling approximately $9.2 million, while directing the Center for Social Policy with over $11.5 million in funding. He influences policy through advising the New Mexico State Legislature, expert testimony in voting rights cases, and commentary for The New York Times, CNN, Los Angeles Times, and The Economist.