Harris makes gains in Latino voter support, but many voters still in play, poll finds

Harris has boosted support among younger Latino voters, Hispanic men and Latino "double haters" against Trump and Biden, but 'unknowns' remain around new voters, a new poll shows.

Vice President Kamala Harris has quickly turned around lagging support from Latinos for the Democratic ticket, though the backing is currently a few points short of the level Joe Biden achieved in 2020, a poll released Wednesday by Equis Research shows.

With 80 days to go in the election, Harris “is on track to hold off a GOP surge” in support from Latino voters, according to a memo on the poll. Equis Research is a Democratic polling firm that focuses on Latinos.

But a significant portion of registered Latino voters, many of them new voters, are still an unknown on whether they will vote or whom they will support. Where these voters eventually land could determine the outcome in some battleground states, the polling firm said in the memo.

“Out the gate, the vice president has quickly amassed the support of a wide swath of discontented Hispanic voters, and she still has running room,” it stated. “What those last Latino voters do could determine the overall result in hotly contested states. "

In its poll conducted July 22 to Aug. 4, Harris led former President Donald Trump by 19 points,  56% to 37%, among registered Hispanic voters in the seven most competitive states of Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/harris-poll-latino-voter-support-rcna166532

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