NEWSWEEK
Donald Trump leads Joe Biden among Hispanic voters in Texas ahead of the presidential election in November, according to a new poll.
The survey, conducted by the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation (TxHPF) between April 5 and 10, revealed that Trump holds a “surprising” 4-percentage-point lead over Biden among Hispanics, scoring 41 percent of the vote compared to 37 percent. The poll featured five possible candidates, including Chase Oliver of the Libertarian Party, Jill Stein of the Green Party and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent.
Support among Hispanic and Latino voters will be critical in November. Several critical swing states, including Florida, Arizona and Nevada, have sizeable Latino populations and even small voting changes could hamper their chances of success.
TxHPF revealed that Trump’s lead in this demographic is due in part to his advantage among Hispanic Born-Again Christians, achieving 61 percent of their vote compared to 18 percent for Biden. Conversely, Hispanics who consider themselves to be non-religious are more than three times likely to vote for Biden, with 53 percent to 15 percent for Trump.
Trump is also ahead among Hispanics without a four-year degree, securing 43 percent of their vote to 32 percent for Biden. However, among those with a four-year degree, 43 percent backed Biden and 38 percent backed Trump.
Overall, the poll revealed that Trump is well ahead of Biden in Texas among all likely voters, leading by 12 percentage points with 46 percent of the vote to Biden’s 34 percent. Kennedy Jr. is projected to score just 9 percent of the vote.
The findings also revealed that Trump maintains a 12-point lead over Biden even if Kennedy Jr. drops out, with the former president securing 48 percent of the vote to Biden’s 36 percent.
