President-Elect Trump broke his 2020 record by gaining ground across nearly all demographics, despite Democrats trying to incite various groups against him.
His greatest gains were in predominantly Democratic-voting blocks, where Trump gained 10% among young voters, 7% among African Americans, and 6% among Hispanic voters.
“Garbage” joke backfires as President Trump gains among Hispanic voters
Notably, Democrats attempted to capitalize on the ill-timed “garbage” joke by comedian Tony Hinchclifee at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, to dissuade Hispanic voters from electing Trump.
The Blue Party strived to associate President Trump with the contentious remarks despite his campaign distancing itself from the statements. They also conveniently overlooked disparaging remarks comedian George Lopez made about Mexicans during a Harris campaign rally.
“I want every Puerto Rican in Philadelphia and Reading and across the country to see this clip,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Osceola County in FL has one of the largest populations of Puerto Ricans outside of Puerto Rico.
Trump flipped it.
Remember when the media cried for a week about a joke about Puerto Rico and said it would lose Trump votes? pic.twitter.com/TVKIxuZKjh
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 6, 2024
Nonetheless, President Trump campaigned intensely in Reading, Pennsylvania,