New report shows majority of Latinos voted for Harris, disputing early election polls

A new UnidosUS report reveals that 62% of Hispanic voters supported Vice President Kamala Harris over president-elect Donald Trump, who received 37% support.

This finding challenges previous polls indicating strong Latino, particularly Latino males, supporting Trump. The report also says 43% of male Hispanic voters supported Trump, versus 54% reported by Edison Research last week.

The poll was conducted by BSP Research and the African American Research Collaborative, along with several other advocacy groups.

The groups argue their exit poll — which surveyed 3,750 Latino voters — is more accurate than others because it was more representative of different subgroups.

During a virtual call on Tuesday, BSP Research co-founder Gary Segura said the discrepancy in the polling has to do with the interviewing and sampling techniques that are used to identify Latino voters.

“I think you wanna be asking the other pollsters of how many interviews they conducted in Spanish, what their sampling frame was and where, how clustered their sample was within each individual state,” Segura said.The UnidosUS report highlights economic concerns as the primary driver for Hispanic voter preferences, emphasizing that inflation and job stability remain top priorities.Frankie Miranda, president and CEO of the Hispanic Federation, added that this poll is more […]

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