"And it left little doubt that the most important gains Trump made between his 2020 defeat and his 2024 win were not among young voters or Black voters or white working-class voters, but among Latino voters: In 2020, Joe Biden won Hispanic voters by 25 percentage points, and Hispanic voters supported Hillary Clinton by an even wider margin in 2016. But Trump drew nearly even with Kamala Harris among Hispanic voters, losing among them by only 3 points."
"This big shift among Latinos voters was decisive. And since Latinos make up the most rapidly growing segment of the electorate, a lot of the "realignment" talk surrounding Trump's return to power stemmed from a theory that Latinos were undergoing a sort of delayed ideological sorting out that meant they might keep trending Republican and become a solid part of the GOP coalition. If true, that might have been disastrous for Democrats."
"But a new study from Pew, long an authority on Latino voters, suggests otherwise. Trump's appeal to Latinos is clearly sagging and could erode even further if he doesn't change his policies on immigration and the economy: 70% of Latinos disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president. 65% disapprove of the administration's approach to immigration. 61% say Trump's economic policies have made economic conditions worse."
Pew Research Center analysis of validated voters shows Trump drew nearly even with Kamala Harris among Hispanic voters in 2024, losing by only three points. In 2020 Biden won Hispanic voters by 25 points and Clinton won by an even wider margin in 2016. The shift of Latino voters was decisive to Trump's victory. Pew polling finds 70% of Latinos disapprove of Trump's job performance, 65% disapprove of the administration's approach to immigration, and 61% say Trump's economic policies have made conditions worse. Among Latinos who voted for Trump in 2024, approval fell from 93% to 81%, and 34% say his second-term policies have been harmful to Latinos.
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