2016 Presidential Race: Most Latino Voters Would Vote For Hillary Clinton, Says Univision Poll
A new survey reveals that a majority of Latino voters would vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election while many have been turned off by Donald Trump's inflammatory remarks about immigrants.
The Univision News Poll, a newly released survey conducted by the Bendixen & Amandi International and The Tarrance Group, shows that between 64 and 70 percent of Latino votes support Clinton, depending on which opponent she is being compared to. When matched against Jeb Bush, she received 64 percent of the vote, while the former Florida governor garnered only 27 percent. Meanwhile, 9 percent said they were still undecided.
Although 73 percent of those surveyed said they would vote for her in the Democratic primary, 68 percent said they did not know or have not yet formed an opinion about her biggest competitor, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
The survey also found that 79 percent of Latino voters were offended when Trump called Mexican immigrants drug traffickers and rapists during his presidential election announcement speech on June 16. If the Republican primary were held today, only 7 percent would vote for the billionaire real estate mogul.
In the mean time, Bush received the most support among the Republican candidates, with 38 percent. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., gained 22 percent and 12 percent of voters backed Sen. Ted Cruz. R-Texas.
Sixteen percent of the respondents identified themselves as Republican, compared to 58 percent who said they were Democrats. Still, more respondents said they were conservative rather than liberal.
The results also showed that only 15 percent said they would vote for a candidate who not does support legalizing undocumented citizens.
However, when asked to rank the most important campaign issues in America, an "overwhelming majority of voters" said job creation and the state of the nation's economy as the top priority, followed by education, healthcare and immigration.
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