In new poll of Latino voters in Florida, Harris leads Trump by just 5 points, 47%-42% • Florida Phoenix

When it comes to the Latino vote, Florida has become an outlier compared to other large states in terms of its political preferences, and that fact is evident when reviewing a public opinion poll released Tuesday by a leading Latino civil rights organization.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is leading Republican Donald Trump in Florida, 47% to 42%, according to a survey of 400 Latino voters in Florida for the UnidosUS 2024 pre-election survey of Hispanic voters. The organization conducted surveys in eight states (mostly battleground states) and the narrow margin between the two candidates stands out compared to results in seven other states included in the survey.

Nationally, the poll shows Harris leading Trump among Latinos, 59%-31%.

In Georgia, Harris leads by 31 points, 60%-29%. In Pennsylvania, Harris leads by 35 points, 62%-27%. In North Carolina, she leads Trump by 29 points, 56%-34%.

When asked who they would support for the U.S. House of Representatives, 40% of Latinos in Florida said they would support a Democrat and 37% a Republican. This is a narrower margin than in any other state surveyed. Nationally, 53% of voters surveyed said they would vote for a Democrat, while only 27% would support a Republican.

In Texas, considered a solidly Republican state like Florida, 50% of Latinos would vote for a Democrat and only 30% for a Republican.

One issue on which Latino voters in Florida are in line with other states is abortion rights.

When asked, “No matter what my personal beliefs are about abortion, I believe it is wrong to make abortion illegal and take that choice away from everyone else,” 68% of Florida Latino voters strongly or somewhat agreed, broadly in line with the 71% nationally among Latino voters.

The poll, which was conducted Aug. 5-23 and included 400 Florida voters, has a margin of error of +/- 4.9%. Seventy-five percent of respondents answered the survey online and 25% did so in live telephone interviews, in Spanish or English.