The majority of Hispanic Texans polled want illegal border crossers deported. More also left the Democratic Party this election, according to newly released data from a University of Texas-Austin Texas Politics Project (TPP) poll.
There was “a clear swing toward Donald Trump among Latino voters,” executive director of TPP, Jim Henson, said in a statement. Pointing to exit poll data published by the Washington Post, he explained, “all caveats notwithstanding, Trump won 55% of the Latino vote in Texas, while Ted Cruz ran slightly behind Trump with a still impressive 50%.”
Trump’s success with Hispanic voters “showed a weakening of their attachment to the Democratic Party, as well as attitudes toward the key issues in the election (the economy and immigration) and their attitudes toward Trump and Biden,” Henson said.
According to the data, Trump received 55% of the Hispanic vote in Texas compared to Vice President Kamala Harris’ 45%. He also won 65% of the Hispanic male vote.
