Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump is gaining traction among Hispanic voters as the 2024 presidential election nears, according to a new poll. He is outperforming his 2020 numbers with Hispanic voters, particularly on immigration, where they prefer him over Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that 42 percent of Hispanic voters support Trump on immigration policy, compared to 37 percent who favor Harris, as reported by Fox News. Among American voters overall, Trump leads Harris 46 percent to 36 percent on immigration.
The poll, conducted between August 21-28, surveyed 4,253 U.S. adults, including 3,562 registered voters and 412 Hispanic registered voters. It has a margin of error of 2 percent overall and 4 percent for Hispanic voters.
While Hispanics show support for Harris over Trump on healthcare (by 18 points) and climate change (by 23 points), they are evenly split on the economy, with both candidates receiving 39 percent approval. In contrast, overall registered voters favor Trump’s economic policies over Harris’s, 45 percent to 36 percent.
The departure of President Joe Biden from the race may have helped Harris in this regard; a May Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Biden trailing Trump by