Vice President Kamala Harris is favored by Latinos in Spanish-speaking and bilingual households at a higher rate than in English-speaking ones, according to a new poll on Latino eligible voters.
The poll of 3,000 Latinos surveyed Aug. 3-23 shows 59% said they would vote for Harris if the election were held today, compared to 32% for Trump.
But among English-dominant Latino households, Harris’ lead over Trump significantly tightens. Just over half, 51%, of the English-speaking households support Harris, while Trump’s support among such households rises to 38%. Signage outside a polling station at Randolph Elementary School in Arlington, Va., on March 5. Valerie Plesch / Bloomberg via Getty Images file Follow live updates on the 2024 election
In Spanish-dominant households, Harris draws 64% of Latino voters, while Trump drops to 30%. In bilingual households, Latinos polled split 54% for Harris, 33% for Trump.
The poll released by UnidosUS, the largest Latino advocacy group, was done by BSP Research, a Democratic polling firm whose co-founder, Matt Baretto, also is a pollster for Harris. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 1.8% and a quarter of respondents took the survey in Spanish.
UnidosUS Action Fund, the political arm of UnidosUS, has endorsed Harris […]
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