Vice President Harris is underperforming the final three Democratic candidates for the White Home amongst Latino voters whereas her GOP competitor, former President Trump, maintains his assist among the many crucial group of voters, a brand new survey discovered.
The survey, carried out by the New York Instances / Siena Faculty, discovered Harris has slipped into low territory for Democrats.
In 2016, 68 % of Latino voters backed the Democratic nominee. It dropped to 62 % in 2020 and Harris now earns 56 % assist.
The Republican Occasion, nonetheless, has gained assist over time. In 2016, Trump earned 28 % assist and 36 % in 2020. As of the latest survey, he has 37 % assist amongst Latino voters.
All through his three presidential campaigns, Trump has made immigration a spotlight. He’s focused migrants for “invading” the nation and took purpose on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The survey additionally discovered that the majority Hispanic respondents don’t really feel like Trump is speaking about them when he speaks on immigration.
Amongst Hispanic respondents born within the U.S., simply 30 % say they suppose Trump is speaking about them and 67 % say they don’t imagine his remarks are about them. Amongst Hispanic respondents born outdoors the U.S., 43 % say Trump is speaking about them and 51 % say they don’t suppose his phrases are about them.
Most respondents say it’s doubtless they may vote within the upcoming election and most say they’re going to vote for his or her chosen candidate. About 7 % say they don’t know who they may vote for.
The survey comes as each campaigns wish to safe the final remaining assist earlier than the election.
Final week, Harris labored to courtroom Latino voters with a city corridor hosted by Univision, an American Spanish-language community, the place she answered questions on immigration, the financial system and reproductive rights.
In line with The Hill/Resolution Desk HQ, Harris leads Trump nationally by 2.9 %, based mostly on an aggregation of polls.
The Instances survey was carried out Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 amongst 902 Hispanic voters. It has a margin of error of 4.5 proportion factors.
