The 2024 Presidential race is panning out to be one of the closest in U.S. history. Harris and Trump are in a statistical dead heat according to national and battleground polls. Nonetheless, some news outlets are reporting that there are polls trending in Trump’s favor. Latino voters have long been part of the Democrat’s political
The media and pundits tend to portray Latino voters as a monolith. While some experts divide the Latino electorate by varying demographic characteristics, few consider differences across states. This oversight is ironic considering that presidential contests are state-by-state affairs and that all political offices are geographically divided. Although often ignored, state political context and culture
Democrats are increasingly anxious about Kamala Harris’s fate, with some polls suggesting she is losing her Democratic base. One critical segment of that base is the Latino electorate, and they appear to be slipping away from Harris and the Democratic Party. Much is being written about Harris’s waning Latino support. Yet, these analyses ignore Latinos
Throughout the campaign, pundits and pollsters have been stressing the importance of economic issues as top policy priorities for voters. Our own polling, the 2024 Entravision/AltaMed weekly tracking poll, also confirms that the top three issues for Latinos are cost of living/inflation, jobs and the economy, and housing costs. Economic concerns today are as important
Kamala Harris is energizing Democrats according to pollsters. A recent NBC poll shows Harris leading Trump 49% to 44% among registered voters. While these numbers are compelling, most polling has yet to capture whether Latinos or other minoritized segments of the Democratic Party coalition are similarly energized by her nomination and campaign. Latinos constitute one
In 2016, immigration became a top policy priority for Latinos because of Trump’s anti-Mexican immigrant rhetoric and campaign. Throughout the campaign, Trump did not miss an opportunity to attack undocumented immigrants, Mexico, and our so-called open borders. On Election Day, Latino voters did not forget his scathing words: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not
The long-awaited presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump took place on Tuesday, September 10. The two traded rhetorical punches and jabs. However, unlike a boxing match, where knockouts occur frequently, this match will be settled by judges – the American voters. My interest is in one particular set of judges, the Latino electorate.
