Latino men's strong support boosts Trump's victory during elections
Latino voters, especially men, contributed to President-elect Donald Trump's victory in last week's Presidential Elections.
Trump's support among Hispanic voters was up 14 percentage points from 2020, according to Edison Research's exit poll.
Whether it's immigration policy, religious morals, or anti-abortion beliefs, Latinos this election year certainly saw a voting swing. Some even argue that Latino machismo played a factor, with Latino men overwhelmingly supporting the Republican Party.
Hispanics have largely favored Democrats for decades, but Trump's share this year was the highest for a Republican presidential candidate in exit polls going back to the 1970s.
According to the conservative American Enterprise Institute, support was higher than the 44% share won by Republican George W. Bush 20 years ago. President-elect Trump won 55% of Hispanic men, 19 points more than 2020. He was also backed by 38% of Hispanic women, 8% higher than the last election.
"I think this is a real come to Jesus moment for democrats right now and I think it's not just about Latino voters here," said political strategist Kristian Ramos, the former Congressional Hispanic Caucus Communications Director.
About a quarter of Hispanic respondents in an Edison Research exit poll said most immigrants in the country without documentation should be deported, compared with 40% of voters overall in the poll.
"There has been a shift with working-class voters toward the Republican Party. That is really what we need to think harder about, how we are reaching and communicating with those voters because they rejected us this election cycle," added Ramos.
