President Joe Biden’s popularity is tanking among Hispanic voters, according to a new poll from the New York Times/Siena College.
Only 32% strongly or somewhat approved of Biden’s presidency, while over 60% strongly or somewhat disapproved in the Monday poll, which surveyed 849 registered voters between July 5-7 and had a margin of error of 4.1%. In a rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump, 42% said they would support Biden for reelection, compared to the 39% who said they would vote for Trump.
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Biden’s support from Latinos and Hispanics has fallen significantly from the 60% who voted for him in 2020. Fifty-four percent of Hispanic respondents who disapproved of Biden said Biden’s poor performance as president is the reason they would choose to back a different candidate, which was the highest percentage of any demographic.
The poll coincides with widespread mockery of first lady Jill Biden for speaking at the Latinx IncluXion Luncheon in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, as the term “Latinx” is highly disfavored by Latinos. A December poll found that only 2% refer to themselves as “Latinx,” while 40% said they were offended by the term.
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Monday’s poll also found that nearly 70% of young voters aged 18-29 said they are not favorable toward Biden.
The poll showing Biden’s weak standing among Latino voters comes as Republicans continue to make inroads with the community. House Republicans are within striking distance of winning the majority in November. And they’re buoyed by the recent special election victory of GOP Rep. Mayra Flores in Texas’s 34th Congressional District. Like much of the Rio Grande Valley, along and north of the U.S.-Mexico border, the area had been solidly Democratic for decades.
