New Poll Shows Biden Leads Trump With Latino Voters, 62-29%
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll released Sunday showed that Latino voters support former Vice President Joe Biden over President Donald Trump, 62-29 percent.
Latinos were asked what was their most important issue, with 46 percent saying the global coronavirus pandemic while 34 percent said the economy.
From the poll….
Some of the key findings include:
- 59% of Latino voters disapprove of President Trump’s job performance, with 47% saying they strongly disapprove; 32% approve
- Latino voters view President Trump’s handling of the economy favorably, with 49% approving of how he handles the economy compared to 39% who disapprove
- 59% of Latino voters say they believe the country is headed on the wrong track; 24% say it is headed in the right direction, with 10% saying they are not sure
- 63% of Latinos say they are “very interested” in the election
- Biden holds a 71% to 19% lead among female Latino voters, but a narrower 51% to 42% advantage among male Latino voters
- 72% of Latinos say they plan to vote early, with 58% saying they have already voted. 22% say they plan to vote in person on Election Day
- Nearly two-thirds — 64% — of Latino voters say they disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with 28% saying they approve
- 59% of Latinos say they believe the worst of the pandemic is yet to come, 22% say the worst is over
- 42% of Latinos say the pandemic has changed their lives in a “very major way” and 28% said it has impacted their lives in “a fairly major way.” 22% say it has changed their lives in “only a small way”
The poll was conducted by Hart Research Associates between October 29 and October 31, 2020 and has a margin of error of +/- 4.84 percentage points. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll interviewed an oversample of 410 registered Latino voters included in a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of all voters released on Sunday.
The NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll was conducted as part of Telemundo’s “Decision 2020” initiative, a non-partisan multiplatform news and civic engagement effort to provide Latinos with comprehensive information and resources on this year’s election. It is the final Telemundo poll before the election, culminating a yearlong series of Telemundo local and national surveys focused on the Latino electorate.
Telemundo’s dedicated landing page for DECISIÓN 2020 election resources and voter registration information can be found at Telemundo.com/decision2020.
Election Day is November 3.
