The poll surveyed 1,000 registered Latino voters and the margin of error for this sample is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
This is a double-digit improvement from Trump’s Latino support during his first run for president.
In 2016, only 19 percent of Latinos said they’d vote for Trump, according to NBC News polling data from that election cycle.
While Trump gained Latino support in each election cycle, the Democratic presidential candidates lost support, according to NBC News’ past polling data.
In 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had 69 percent of Latino support and in 2020, Joe Biden had 63 percent.
The GOP presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, is performing better among Latino voters than he has in his previous two campaigns, including a double-digit increase from his 2016 campaign, according to a poll released on Sunday.
Hispanic voters make up the second-largest group of eligible voters after white voters, with 36,2 million of them going to the polls in November. Arizona and Nevada, two swing states in the Southwest, are thought to be especially important for this voting bloc. The Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, is currently leading Trump in Arizona by one point (47 to 46 points), according to polling averages compiled by FiveThirtyEight. In Nevada, Harris leads Trump by one point (48 to 46 points).
Despite the fact that Harris is ahead of Trump among Latinos, the former president is performing better than he did in both his 2020 and 2016 presidential campaigns.
In a nationwide survey released on September 16 and 23, NBC News/Telemundo/CNBC discovered that 54% of registered Latino voters favor Harris, while 40% would vote for Trump. Six percent, on the other hand, say they would not vote or are unsure.
With a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, the poll sampled 1,000 Latino voters who are currently registered to vote.
When compared to Trump’s first presidential campaign, this represents a double-digit improvement in support from Latinos. Only 19% of Latino voters declared they would support Trump in 2016, according to polling data from NBC News during that election cycle. NBC News’s historical polling data indicates that the former president’s numbers among Latinos are also better than those from his 2020 campaign, when he received 27% of the vote from this group.
Late on Sunday afternoon, Newsweek sent emails requesting comments to the campaigns of Harris and Trump.
Based on previous NBC News polling, Trump received more support from Latino voters than the Democratic presidential candidates in every election cycle. Joe Biden garnered 63 percent of the support of Latino voters in 2020 compared to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 69 percent in 2016.
NBC News noted that Harris’ lead over Trump in this particular demographic is an improvement over Biden’s performance during this election cycle prior to his withdrawal at the end of July.
Among Latinos, Trump performed better than Harris when asked about specific issues, such as securing the U. S. -The border with Mexico, managing immigration (47 to 34 percent), addressing the economy (45 to 41 percent), and addressing inflation and living expenses (46 to 37 percent).
Conversely, Latinos believed Harris would be more adept at handling abortion (56 to 24 percent), addressing the concerns of the Hispanic community (53 to 23 percent), and treating immigrants humanely and defending their rights (57 to 18 percent). In terms of personal qualities like reliability and her suitability as president in both the physical and mental domains, she performed better than Trump.
To reach this audience, however, Trump has relied on Latino performers like Nicky Jam and Anuel AA, two Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians. Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago, better known as Anuel AA, encouraged supporters in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to “vote for Trump” in August. At a rally in Las Vegas earlier this month, Nicky Jam—real name Nick Rivera Caminero—stated, “It’s been four years and nothing has happened.”. Trump is essential. Let’s restore greatness to America. ****.
