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Arizona Latinos Back Clinton Over Trump By 84-12% Margin; Maricopa Co. Latinos Vote Against Arpaio 91-9%

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Election Eve 2016

Below are key candidate questions for the Arizona-specific Latino and Asian American election eve polls, conducted by Latino Decisions and Asian American Decisions. Full toplines and crosstabs available HERE for the Latino poll; Asian American poll findings will be posted online HERE starting tomorrow

In Arizona, Latino voters back Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by a 84-12% margin. By comparison, in Latino Decisions’ 2012 election eve polling, Arizona Latinos backed President Obama over Mitt Romney by a 79-20% margin. Nationwide, Latino voters support Clinton over Trump by a historically lopsided 79-18% margin nationwide – a 4:1 margin. By comparison, President Obama defeated Mitt Romney among Latino voters by a 75%-23% margin nationwide, according to Latino Decisions 2012 election eve polling– a 3:1 margin.

Latino voters in Arizona supported Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick over Republican John McCain by a 70-28% margin.

Latinos in Arizona overwhelmingly backed Democratic candidates in a generic House ballot question. In a question gauging support for an unnamed Democratic or Republican candidate, Latino voters backed Democratic House candidates over Republican House candidates by a 86-12% margin in Arizona and a 84-15% margin nationwide.

Latino voters overwhelmingly backed Paul Penzone over Joe Arpaio for Maricopa County Sheriff by a 91-9% margin.

The 5,600 person Latino election eve poll, conducted by Latino Decisions and sponsored by America’s Voice, SEIU, Mi Familia Vota, NCLR, and Latino Victory Project, includes both national figures and results from these twelve target states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, NC, NV, NY, OH, TX, VA, and WI.