SEATTLE - The number of Latinos who support former President Donald Trump is increasing, especially in places like Florida. A recent poll by the Florida Atlantic University and Mainstreet Research found that the gap between President Joe Biden and Trump with the demographic is much closer than before, with the incumbent leading by just 3.8 percentage points nationally, 38.6% to 34.8%.
Nationally, Latino support for Trump has seen a slow and steady increase since he first entered the American politics landscape ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Biden won 63% of the Latino vote in 2020, however, Trump improved his numbers from 2016, getting an 11-point improvement in Florida (45%) and securing 41 to 47 of Latino votes in several heavily Latino border counties in the Rio Grande Valley region.
