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Poll: Clinton Leads Among Hispanics in Key Battleground States

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2016
Posted on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 11:07:29 AM EST
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Election 2016 (all tags)
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A new poll of Hispanic voters in several key battleground states show Hillary with a significant lead among Hispanic voters. The poll is by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economic Polling Initiative. The press release is here and the poll results are here.

The states are: Florida, Ohio, Nevada, Colorado and North Carolina. Some interesting points before we get to the numbers:

  • Clinton leads Trump among younger Hispanic voters (18 to 34 years old) in all five states by a range of 24 to 45 points. Clinton is also winning among Hispanic Independents in every state except Ohio.
  • Trump suffers from a very unfavorable image in every state, faring worst in Colorado with nearly 80 percent of Hispanics having an unfavorable opinion of him. Trump’s highest favorable rating is in Florida at 33 percent. Clinton has more than 50 percent of favorable ratings among Hispanics in every state except Florida, where she is at 49 percent.

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  • Hispanics in every state view Clinton as the better candidate to handle all the major election issues they were polled on, including: the economy, education, terrorism/national security, healthcare, immigration and treatment of minorities.

Now the numbers:

  • Hispanic voters comprise 19% of Florida voters. Hillary leads among them 53% to 34%.
  • 23% of Nevada's voters are Hispanic. Hillary leads Trump 54% to 25% (Obama led by more in the last two elections.)
  • 15% of Colorado voters are Hispanic. Hillary is leading Trump 68% to 16%.
  • 4% of Ohio voters are Hispanic. Hillary leads Trump 51% to 99%. And in North Carolina, where 5% of the voters are Hispanic, Clinton leads among Hispanic voters 57% to 29%. Keep in mind, however, Obama lost North Carolina in 2012 with 76% of the Hispanic vote.

As to the poll source:

The Florida Atlantic University Business and Economic Polling Initiative conducts surveys on business, economic, political and social issues with a focus on Hispanic attitudes and opinions at regional, state and national levels via planned monthly national surveys.