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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Shola Lawal

US election: Did Trump gain Latino vote despite ‘floating garbage’ jibe?

A Los Angeles Dodgers fan holds a sign endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and vice presidential candidate Tom Walz that reads 'Latinos con Harris and Walz' during the 2024 World Series championship parade on November 1 in Los Angeles, California, the US [Kirby Lee/Imagn Images]

The US Latino vote leaned more to the Republican side this election than it did in 2020, when President Joe Biden won, one of several drivers that have propelled Donald Trump to triumph over Vice President Kamala Harris this time around.

Analysts and observers say this is an important but unsurprising shift, as the traditional support among Latinos for the Democratic Party has waned in recent years.

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