The Republican Party succeeded in capturing the vote of different foreign communities during these elections. As for Latinos, Donald Trump clearly won Dear bornthe quintessential “Arab town” of Michigan, one of the swing states in which the presidential elections took place and where the Arab community was courted during the campaign by both candidates in a year of great discontent over the war in Gaza.
In Dear bornwhere 55% of its residents are of Arab origin and its mayor was the first Arab-American to head a municipal government, Donald Trump obtained 42% of the votes, while Kamala Harris it remained at 36% and the independents Jill Stein reached 18%. Compared to 2020, this is a big defeat for the Democrats, because in the 2020 elections, Joe Biden won 68% of the vote and Trump only 30%, but the war in Gaza had not yet started, which provoked a large part of the Arab community. of Michigan turned his back on the Democratic Party.
In Hamtramckanother majority Arab city in Michigan and also with a mayor of the same origin, the victory in the presidential elections was Kamala Harris46% against 42% for Trump, even if we note the great erosion of the Democrats, who in 2020 obtained 85% of the votes for Biden. Michigan is one of the last states where the winner has not yet been announced – with Arizona And Snowfall-, even though there is already data for 95% of schools and Donald Trump leads the count by two points.
Key community
The Arab community of Michiganthey considered it key during the campaign because its numerical importance is greater than in any state, but ultimately the “hinge states” gave victory to Trump, who won in Georgia, Wisconsin and Carolina of the North, and leads the count in the remaining four. .
But during the campaign, when the electoral fight was expected to be tighter, Democrats feared that the traditionally democratic Arab community would turn its back on them because of Biden’s strong support for the Israeli government, leading to protests. numerous demonstrations at the local level but also on a national scale, with demonstrations on university campuses the likes of which had not been seen since the Vietnam War.
Latino vote
THE United States elections They confirmed the shift of the Latino vote towards Republican positions. X-ray of states and counties with the largest Hispanic presence shows an increase in voting Donald Trumpto the detriment of Democratic Partywhich traditionally brought together this support. Although it may seem paradoxical, the Republican immigration policy affected the Latin American electorate, who also mobilized against the economic anesthesia to which Joe Biden subjugated the country during his tenure. A change in trend that allowed Trump to go beyond the call Blue wall –Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin-, and increase his lead over Kamala Harris in states like Texas And Florida.
During these elections, more than 36 million Latinos They were called to the polls. Most Hispanics still vote Democratic, but the results suggest that, as a bloc, this segment of the electorate continues to shift to the right. This year’s elections show how many Latinos share the concerns of asset on illegal immigration, although he was accused of using racist rhetoric in his campaign to describe undocumented Latinos. Furthermore, the abandonment of Joe Biden In the midst of the election campaign, he lost the enthusiasm of Democratic voters who, although they recovered, failed to swing the support of the Hispanic community in his favor.
The data that the team Kamala Harris that he led during the campaign already showed that Hispanic disaffection would lead to non-compliance with the so-called “64% rule.” Over the past 50 years, when Democratic presidential candidates get less than this percentage of the Latino vote, they lose. A figure that Harris’ party is far from having reached in 2024: according to exit polls, only 45% of Latino men voted for Democratic Party, compared to 53% who supported Trump.
