By Maria Ortiz
20 Jul 2024, 22:32 PM EDT
Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump have the trust of the majority of Latino voters registered to vote in the 2024 election on several key political issues, according to an early July Pew Research Center survey on the Latin vote.
The new survey provides key insights into how Latino registered voters view presidential candidates and key issues ahead of the 2024 election.
The survey on the Latino vote was conducted from July 1 to 7, after President Biden’s poor performance at the June 27 debate and before Trump was injured and a spectator was killed in a shooting at a campaign rally on July 13.
Latino vote: equal shares for Biden and Trump
About a third of Latino voters (36%) say they would vote for or lean toward Biden, and another 36% would lean toward Trump, if the election were held when the poll was conducted.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate, received the support of 24% of registered Latino voters. Kennedy’s support is highest among Latinos than among American voters overall (15%).
Most Latino voters have no more confidence in Biden or Trump on several issues
The state of the US economy and inflation have been the top issues for Latino voters in 2024.
About half of Latino voters (52%) say they have confidence that Trump will make good decisions on economic policy.
Compared, Four in ten say they have confidence in Biden in this area. Trump also has a slight edge over Biden on foreign policy.
Meanwhile, 49% of Latino voters say they have confidence in Biden to select good candidates for the Supreme Courtcompared with 42% who say the same of Trump.
When it comes to taking good decisions on abortion policies, 50% of Latino voters express confidence in Biden, while 45% trust Trump.
And on immigration, 39% have confidence in Biden, while 45% have confidence in Trump.
Few Latino voters would describe Trump as honest and Biden as mentally sharp
About half of Latino voters (55%) say “honest” describes Biden very or fairly well, while 30% say the same about Trump.
And only a quarter of Latino voters say they would describe Biden as “mentally sharp,” while nearly twice as many (49%) describe Trump this way.
Opinions on the main political parties
About 44% of registered Latino voters have aa very or mostly favorable opinion of the Democratic Partywhile 32% say the same about the Republican Party.
Half of registered Latino voters say the Democratic Party cares at least a little bit like them. Four in ten have the same opinion about the Republican Party.
Similarly, when Latinos are asked how hard each party works to win the votes of people like them, Roughly half of Latino voters say the Democratic Party works at least somewhat hard (54%) compared with 47% who say the same about the Republican Party.
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