Latino historic high vote for Trump due mainly to favoring his economy views

Vice President Kamala Harris won a slim majority of votes cast by Latinos, but Trump reached, and possibly bested a historic high set by former President George W. Bush.

Latino voters took a big right turn in an election dominated by voter outrage over the high cost of food and housing, helping Donald Trump secure a second term in the White House. 

Vice President Kamala Harris finished with a slim majority of support from Hispanic voters, at 53%, while Trump vacuumed up about 45% of the vote, a 13-point increase from 2020 and a record high for a Republican presidential nominee, according to NBC News exit polls.

Trump’s Hispanic vote percentage beat the previous record, set by George W. Bush's in 2004, when Bush won as much as 44% of the Hispanic vote. But in 2012, the vote swung heavily left, with 71% of Hispanics voting for President Barack Obama, followed by lower but still significant support for Hilary Clinton in 2016, at about 66%, and then joe Biden in 2020, at 65%.

Harris underperformed Biden with Hispanic voters in every battleground state, with the exception of Wisconsin, according to NBC News exit polls. Her worst showings were in Michigan, where her 35% share dropped from Biden's 59%, and in Pennsylvania, where her share of 57% was well below Biden's 78%. She also underperformed Biden in Texas and Florida by double digits.

From the beginning of the election to its final days, Latino voters in interviews and polls consistently named the economy, inflation or higher costs as their No. 1 issue and gave Trump the advantage on them. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-economy-latino-vote-2024-election-rcna178951

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