Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has stronger support among Latino voters than in the past two presidential elections, including a double-digit increase since the 2016 election, according to a poll released Sunday. It is said that
There are 36.2 million Latinos eligible to vote in the November election, making them the second largest voting group after white voters. This voting bloc is considered particularly important in the swing states of Arizona and Nevada in the Southwest. According to polling averages from polling firm FiveThirtyEight, Trump currently leads Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris by 1 point (47.9 to 46.9%) in Arizona, while Harris has a lead in Nevada. He has a 1.5 percentage point lead over Trump (48 to 46.5%). ).
Harris leads Trump among Latinos, but the former president has fared better demographically than in his 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns.
An NBC News/Telemundo/CNBC national poll conducted Sept. 16 and 23 found that 54% of registered Latino voters supported Harris, compared to 54% who would vote for Trump. The number of respondents was 40%. Meanwhile, 6% said they were unsure or would not vote.
The poll surveyed 1,000 registered Latino voters, and the sample has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
This is a double-digit improvement from Trump’s Latino support rate when he first ran for president. Only 19% of Latinos said they would vote for Trump in 2016, according to NBC News polling data from the same period. The former president’s current approval rating among Latinos is also better than during his 2020 campaign, when he received 27 percent Latino support, according to historical NBC News polling data.
Newsweek reached out to Harris and the Trump campaign via email late Sunday afternoon for comment.
Former President Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Walker, Michigan on September 27th. Former President Donald Trump attended a campaign event in Walker, Michigan on September 27th. A poll released Sunday shows Trump has stronger support among Latino voters than in the past two presidential elections, including double-digit gains since the 2016 election. Other Scott Olson/Getty Images
President Trump has gained support among Latinos each election cycle, while Democratic presidential candidates have lost support, according to historical polling data from NBC News. In 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had an approval rating of 69% among Latinos, and in 2020, Joe Biden had an approval rating of 63%.
But NBC News said Harris’ lead over Trump among this demographic is an improvement over Biden’s numbers this election cycle, before Biden withdrew from the race in late July. Reported.
When asked how they feel about specific issues, Latinos are more likely to like securing the U.S.-Mexico border and controlling immigration (47% to 34%), addressing inflation and the cost of living (46% to 37%); And Mr. Trump showed better results than Ms. Harris when it came to economic measures. Relationship with the economy (45-41%).
On the other hand, Latinos are more likely to support the humane treatment of immigrants and protect their rights (57% to 18%), to address abortion (56% to 24%), and to address the concerns of the Hispanic community (53% to 23%). ), I thought Harris was better. She also outperformed Trump on personal characteristics such as trustworthiness and mental and physical ability to become president.
Harris’ campaign is focused on advocacy and advertising to maintain Latino support. Since early August, the vice president and his allies have spent $13.4 million on advertising in Hispanic media, compared to $609,000 for Trump and his allies, NBC News reported. The story was reported by political advertising tracking company Adimpact.
Meanwhile, President Trump has relied on Latin entertainers such as Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Anuel AA and Nicky Jam to reach this demographic. In August, Anuel AA (real name Emmanuel Gasmay Santiago) urged attendees at a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to “vote for Trump.” Meanwhile, Nicky Jam (real name Nick Rivera Caminero) said at a rally in Las Vegas earlier this month: “It’s been four years and nothing has happened. We need Trump. Make America Great Again.” Let’s do it,” he said.
