In Reply to: Should Susan Collins be concerned? posted by mh on November 17, 2025 at 12:32:06
Republicans have lost ground with Latino voters after Trump’s 2024 gains
Trump made considerable inroads with Latino voters in 2024, losing this group by just 5 points nationally after losing by 38 and 33 points in 2016 and 2020, respectively, according to CNN’s 2024 exit poll. Analyses by Catalist and the Pew Research Center also found a close race among Latinos last year.
Trump’s relatively strong performance came amid a wave of economic discontent. CNN’s exit poll found that Latino voters were more likely than any other racial or ethnic group to select the economy as their top issue and to describe inflation as a severe or moderate hardship. They were the least likely to say their financial situation had improved since 2020...
But in CNN’s latest poll, just 20% of Latinos approved of his job performance, down from 41% in February. This 21-point drop far outpaces the 4- and 9-point drops among Black and White Americans and the 10-point drop in his approval rating overall. Several other polls have also found Trump’s approval rating among Latinos declining from the start of his second term.
For all their problems, polling correctly identified Biden’s weakness with Black and Hispanic ahead of a big swing in 2024. You’ve seen something similar in 2025, with demographic swings seen in polling validated by NJ/VA. https://t.co/HY0nodD4dK
— Will Jordan (@williamjordann) November 16, 2025
Should the QOP be worried about their new Texas Congressional districts?