He The Latino vote is one of the great trophies of the American presidential elections. On the other hand, it is a vote that presents different profiles and cannot be understood as a whole: it must be differentiated by countries of origin such as Mexicans, who have great weight in Snowfall, Texas, Arizonain California, Cubans in Florida or Puerto Ricans in New York. These days, former United States President Donald Trump, Republican candidate, and Vice President Kamala Harris are campaigning among the Latino vote, which is one of the keys to these elections. According to the latest US population census of December 2023, the The Latino population is 63.7 millionwhich represents 19.1% of the total population of the United States. Among them, 34.5 million Latinos are eligible to vote, representing 14.3% of the entire U.S. electorate and exceeding the number of African-American voters.which represent 13.6% of the electorate. According to the Pew Research Center, it is estimated that around 36 million people will be eligible to vote in 2024.
Harris narrowed her advantage in the Latino vote in the United States, which represents the smallest margin in the last 12 years, according to the survey conducted by NBC and Telemnudo. ¿Who did Latinos really vote for? What are the most important issues for this type of electorate? Below, we dismantle three myths about the Latino vote.
Myth: Latinos always vote Democratic. Fact: Latinos don’t always vote Democratic. It depends on the state and your country of origin. For example, Cuban-American voters in Florida vote Republican. Mexican-American voters in South Texas vote Republican.
Myth: Latinos don’t vote for Trump. Fact: Latinos are voting for Trump. In 2020, for example, Trump increased the Republican Party’s lead among Latino voters, despite losing the presidential election to Joe Biden. In these elections, Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, recorded record support among Latino voters.
Myth: Latinos are against Trump’s tough immigration policies. Fact: Latinos agree with Trump’s proposals against illegal immigration. In 2020, Trump was strongly supported by Latinos in South Texas who were concerned about border insecurity caused by drug trafficking and illegal immigration, according to research by ProPublica.
Why are Latinos voting for Trump?
Donald Trump managed to progress in the latest polls support among Latino voters. The message from Trump that resonates among Latinos concerns his proposals for reduce inflation, improve the economyfighting illegal immigration and fighting crime, concerns that coincide with those of the rest of middle-class voters in the United States.
Latinos agree with Trump’s proposals for hydraulic fracturing and investments in infrastructure, because they create jobs, two sectors predominantly occupied by Latinos, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.
This allows Republicans to gain support from the party’s electorate. urban areas where Latinos live, places that Democrats have always dominated in the past.
