Hispanic groups challenge data on Trump’s Latino inroads

Some Latino left-leaning advocacy groups and pollsters are pushing back on exit polls showing President-elect Donald Trump made historic inroads with Latino voters.

Why it matters: Latino voters, a significant part of the Democratic coalition since 1960 , shifted right in the 2024 election, according to exit polls and an Axios analysis of early election results, causing panic among some Democrats about the future of the party.

Catch up quick: Trump was backed by 46% of Latino voters, surpassing Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush to win the biggest share of the national Latino vote by a Republican presidential contender in modern times, a new exit poll shows . In Michigan, Trump won 58% of Latino voters compared to just 39% for Harris, according to the Edison poll.

Zoom in: Trump beat Harris 51-49 in Hidalgo County, in South Texas — a Mexican American stronghold that Biden won with 58% of the vote in 2020. In San Diego’s eighth council district, which is roughly 75% Latino, Trump got 40%

Catch up quick: Trump was backed by 46% of Latino voters, surpassing Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush to win the biggest share of the national Latino vote by a Republican presidential contender in modern times, a new exit poll shows.

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