Latino voter support for Trump Explained by Gender Gap
The New York Times reports in its October 22 morning roundup of news articles that President Trump and the Republican party are winning one-third of the Latino vote, no worse than in 2016, despite anti-immigrant rhetoric and declining support in the general population. This level of support contributes to Trump’s chances of winning Texas and Florida, where Latino voters are prevalent.
An important part of the explanation appears to be a gender gap, wherein support about Latino men is significantly higher than support among Latina women. The story is based on a NY Times poll shows the gender gap among Latino voters — 26 percentage points — is significantly larger than it is among Black, white or Asian voters. The NY Times report concludes:
In effect, gender seems to be outweighing ethnicity for some Latino men.
Trump’s support contrasts with higher Latina support for Biden. Among Latina women, Biden leads Trump by a whopping 34 percentage points (59 percent to 25 percent). Among Latino men, Biden’s lead is only eight points (47 percent to 39 percent).
MHC