New York – Vice President Kamala Harris has gained support among Hispanics ahead of the November elections, but is still a few points below the level achieved by Joe Biden in 2020.
The above is part of the results of a survey by Equis Research released yesterday.
In the poll, conducted between July 22 and August 4, Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 19 points, 56% to 37%, among Hispanic registered voters in the seven most competitive states. These are: Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The previous Equis Research poll, conducted May 16 to June 6, gave President Joe Biden a 5-point lead over Trump, or 46% to 41%.
It is worth noting that the assessment was conducted before Biden withdrew his candidacy and passed the baton to Harris.
Biden won the 2020 election with 65% of Latino votes, compared to 32% for Trump, according to figures from media outlets such as NBC News.
Even before the vice president was nominated, Trump appeared to be gaining ground in the race, including among Latino voters.
The Democrat’s arrival in the race could be slowing the Republican Party’s surge.
“With the entry of Kamala Harris, we are seeing results that are back in a historically normal range. Relative to Biden, she shows rebounds among Latino subgroups with the majority being younger people. As one Latina woman recently put it in a focus group in Pennsylvania, Harris is ‘a light at the end of the tunnel’ for many who were torn about their voting choice,” reads an analysis of the results.
Other key data from the Equis Research survey
Harris’ support among Latinos under 40 is 17 points higher than Biden’s.
Specifically, the candidate has 60% favorability among young Hispanics compared to Biden’s 43%.
As for support from Latina women, the figure is 59% compared to 50% for Biden in early June. Among Latino men, the percentage is 41% versus 51%.
The results also show that not only liberals support Harris, but also moderate and conservative Latinos. In the first case, Harris is 16 points higher than Biden. In the other two cases, the figures are 12 points and 7 points higher.
Harris is supported by the “double haters”
The study also reveals that a third of Harris’ gains come from Latinos who have an unfavorable opinion of both Trump and Biden, or the so-called “double haters.”
Harris received 65% support from this group. In the case of Trump, only 11% of this group was willing to vote for the candidate.
The report highlights some obvious variations depending on the state, but the percentages are small. Harris is nine points ahead of Biden in Pennsylvania, 10 in Arizona, and 12 in Nevada.
Although the analysis focuses on the most competitive states in presidential terms, the poll also included Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Ohio and Texas. In Florida, Harris leads Biden in favor of voters by 9 points; while in Texas, the difference is 13.
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