In swing-state Pennsylvania, a Latino-majority city embraces a chance to sway the 2024 election
- Reading's growing Latino population presents an opportunity for the Latino vote to influence election outcomes, according to Moran.
- Political candidates are recognizing Reading's economic and political significance, with over 600,000 eligible Latino voters in Pennsylvania reported by the Pew Research Center.
- Eight in 10 Latino registered voters believe their vote can have an impact, as revealed by a recent Pew Research Center survey.
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In swing-state Pennsylvania, a Latino-majority city embraces a chance to sway the 2024 election – Metro Philadelphia
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Religion and politics frequently overlap in Reading, an old industrial city in one of the most pivotal swing states of this year’s presidential election. In Pennsylvania, there is early precedent for this kind of thing. The state began as a haven for Quakers and other European religious minorities fleeing persecution. That includes the parents of Daniel Boone, the national folk hero born just miles from Read…
In swing-state Pa., a Latino-majority city embraces a chance to sway the 2024 election
About two-thirds of Reading's residents are Latino, as is the city's mayor, Eddie Moran. He is keenly aware of the pivotal role that communities like his could play in the high-stakes presidential election — especially in a crucial swing state like Pennsylvania.

In swing-state Pennsylvania, a Latino-majority city embraces a chance to sway the 2024 election
In Reading, Pennsylvania, about two-thirds of the city’s 95,000 residents are Latino. Among them is Eddie Moran, a migrant from Puerto Rico who is the first Latino mayor in Reading's
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