When he demonized Mexico and unauthorized immigrants, he gained more in the Electoral College by mobilizing white voters than he lost by alienating Latinos. The national exit polls show that Mrs. Clinton drew 65 percent of the Latino vote compared with 29 percent for Mr. Trump. read more
Most Cuban Americans voted for Trump (54% for Trump and 41 % for Clinton - Unlike other Latinos, about half of Cuban voters in Florida backed Trump). Among non-Cuban Hispanic ancestries, it was the opposite, and Trump got just a quarter of such votes (71% for Clinton and 26% for Trump). read more
MIAMI — The Hispanic vote was bigger and more influential in the 2016 presidential election, just as predicted, but it also provided one surprise: more support for President-elect Donald Trump than expected. read more
In boasting of his support among African American voters, Donald Trump made some false and misleading statements: Trump claimed “African American youth is 58 percent unemployed.” The official unemployment rate for blacks ages 16 to 19 in January was 25.2 percent. read more