Latino voters increased their support for the candidate and now president-elect by 13 points Donald Trump in these elections, until reaching 45% of that electorate, above the record among Republican presidential candidates, that of George W. Bush in 2004.
According to exit polls NBCannounced this Wednesday, the Democratic candidate and vice president, Kamala Harrisobtained 53% of the Hispanic vote in this Tuesday’s elections, well below the 65% of Joe Biden in the 2020 elections, 66% of Hillary Clintonin 2016, or 71% of Hispanic support for Barack Obama.
Harris performed worse among Hispanic voters than Biden in every swing state, with the exception of Wisconsinwhere it improved by a single percentage point.
The largest exodus of Latino votes for Harris occurred in Michiganwith a drop of 24 points to 35% support, and in Pennsylvaniawhere voters abandoned the Democrat by 21 percentage points compared to Biden 2020 to 57%.
Also notable were the falls in the vote in favor of Harris in Floridawhere the decline compared to 2020 was 11 points, or in Texas, where the drop was 15 points in Latino support.
Trump obtained a clear mandate in these elections by winning five of the seven states considered pivotal in these elections and waiting for the results of the scrutiny to be projected in Nevada y Arizonawhere the Republican also maintains an advantage.
Latinos, a very diverse group dispersed throughout the country, have been essential in Trump’s electoral victory, who decided to attract them by influencing economic proposals, fighting inflation, job creation and ensuring that the immigration policy of the current Government It also affected them negatively. EFE (I)
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