In the 2024 presidential election, the Latino Christian vote shifted significantly in support of President-elect Donald Trump.
Exit polling data involving 22,914 voters showed that while nearly all demographic groups leaned more favorably towards Trump compared to the 2020 election, the most notable gains were among Catholics.
In 2020, President Joe Biden captured 52% of the Catholic vote, while Trump received 47%. By 2024, Trump's support among Catholics increased to 58%, while Vice President Kamala Harris garnered 40%.
Specifically among white Catholics, Trump's support rose from 56% in 2020 to 61% in 2024, whereas Harris received only 35% from this group, a decline from Biden's 44% in 2020.
Trump also secured a majority of the Latino Catholic vote in 2024, achieving 53%—a significant increase from the 28% he captured in 2020. Four years prior, 71% of Latino Catholics had supported Biden, while in 2024, Harris received 46% of the vote from this demographic.
The former president saw a similar surge among Latino Protestants, with support rising from 48% in 2020 to 64% in 2024. Conversely, Harris’s support from Latino Protestants fell sharply from 51% in 2020 to 34% in 2024.
Among black Protestants, there was a smaller shift, with 85% backing Harris in 2024 compared to 87% for Biden in 2020. Trump's share of the vote among this group remained steady at 13% for both elections.
Overall, Trump experienced a significant increase in support from the nonwhite population, with his share of the Latino vote climbing from 32% in 2020 to 46% in 2024. The percentage of Latino voters supporting Harris dropped to 52% in 2024, compared to 65% for Biden in 2020.
While 59% of Latino men had supported Biden in 2020, Trump secured a majority of their votes (55%) in 2024. In contrast, Latina women's support for Harris remained strong at 60%, though Trump's support increased from 30% in 2020 to 38% in 2024.
Among Asian voters, Trump's support rose from 34% in 2020 to 39% in 2024, while Harris's backing from this group decreased from 61% in 2020 to 54% in the latest election. Black women were the only nonwhite voter demographic to give Harris a higher percentage of votes (91%) than Biden (90%). Additionally, Harris received slightly more support from white women (45%) compared to Biden's 44%.
Finally, Trump showed significant improvement among white Evangelical born-again Christians, raising his support from 76% in 2020 to 82% in 2024, while only 17% voted for Harris, a drop from the 24% who supported Biden in the previous election.
