A poll reveals that Trump is outperforming his 2020 support among Hispanics, particularly on the issue of immigration.
Despite Harris' 13-point lead, Trump sees progress among Hispanic voters since 2020.
A new poll shows that former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is gaining more support among Hispanics in the 2024 race, particularly on the issue of immigration.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, Trump has a 5% edge over Harris among Hispanic voters on the issue of immigration policy.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from Aug. 21-28, among the broader electorate, 46% preferred Trump on immigration over the 36% who preferred Harris.
A poll shows that Hispanics, a rapidly expanding group in the US electorate, prefer Harris' approach to health care by 18 points and to climate change by 23 points, while on the economy, they prefer Trump's platform by 45% to 36%.
Among registered Hispanic voters, both Trump and Harris received 39% support each in terms of their handling of the economy.
Since Biden dropped out of the race, Democrats have made some progress, particularly among Hispanic voters in May, when Reuters/Ipso polling showed Biden trailing Trump by four points on the economy.
Trump's performance among Hispanics has improved significantly compared to 2020, with Harris currently leading by 13 points among registered Hispanic voters, according to a poll. In 2020, the Hispanic vote went to Biden by 21 points, according to a Pew Research exit poll analysis. A 2020 Planet Chronicle Voter Analysis, conducted in partnership with the Associated Press, showed that 35% of Hispanic or Latino voters preferred Trump while 63% preferred Biden.
The percentage of Hispanics among voting-age U.S. citizens increased from 9% to about 14% between 2005-2009 and 2022, according to Census Bureau data, as reported by Reuters.
According to Chuck Rocha, a strategist who advised Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, the Latino vote is currently the most swing group of voters in America and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future.
According to Giancarlo Sopo, a Republican strategist who worked on Trump's 2020 outreach to Hispanic voters, Trump's break-even with Harris on the economy among Hispanics is a victory for him, given their historical preference for the Democratic Party.
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