Trump Makes Steady Gains With Latino Voters

In Phoenix, Arizona, Jimmy Archuleta is happy with Donald Trump’s victory. The car mechanic is one of a growing number of Americans of Hispanic origin cheering on the Republican’s return to power.

“I don’t think he’s racist. He’s just fed up with illegal immigrants,” Archuleta told AFP.

In the wake of Kamala Harris’ historic defeat in Tuesday’s election, Democrats face the difficult task of identifying the reasons for their rout.

The erosion of support from the Latino electorate, which amounted to 10 percent of the electorate in 2024, ranks high on the list.

According to an exit poll published by NBC News on Tuesday, 53 percent of voters of Hispanic origin voted for Kamala Harris in this presidential election, compared to 45 percent for Donald Trump.

This breakdown contrasts with 2020, when Joe Biden won 59 percent of their votes and Donald Trump 38 percent, according to the Pew Research Center.But the decline isn’t new.”I think it’s clear this is a progression. We’ve seen a trend that began in 2016 and was reaffirmed in 2020 and that has taken a step forward in 2024,” Roberto Suro, a professor at the University of Southern California, told AFP.To explain the shift towards Trump, he cites several […]

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