Record high support for Donald Trump with Cuban Americans in new poll
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The former President has nearly doubled his support in the last 8 years.

New polling from Florida International University points to unprecedented success by the GOP presidential nominee with one ethnic group.

The Cuba Poll asked 1,001 Cuban Americans in South Florida about a variety of issues between Sept. 25 and Oct. 9, including preference atop the ticket in November. The survey finds Donald Trump is riding high with the traditionally right-of-center cohort, leading Kamala Harris 68% to 23%.

That’s up from 35% support for Trump in 2016 and 59% for Trump four years ago.

“It seems that the Trump train is still picking up passengers on Calle Ocho,” said Guillermo Grenier, lead investigator on the Cuba Poll and a professor of sociology in the Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies at the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, which sponsors the poll along with FIU’s Cuban Research Institute.

“Cuban Americans born outside of Cuba being the exception, the Cuban American community remains loyal to the Republican Party and the Trump version of it.”

Trump is up 53% to 28% with independents, and takes 11% of Democrats, compared to 4% of Republicans who back Harris.

Harris is competitive with second-generation or more Cuban immigrants, trailing Trump just 46% to 44% with that group.

The polling memo delineates key differences between Harris and Trump supporters, with younger voters, female voters and college educated voters more likely to buck the Cuban consensus.

Another marker is whether the married folks have a Cuban husband or wife. The poll found 80% of Trumpers have an all-Cuban marriage, while only 60% of Harris supporters can say the same.

The survey also has good news for Rick Scott, on track to get 50% of the vote against Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who has 19% support in her bid to make the Naples Republican a one-term Senator.

Other statewide polling of Cuban-Americans showed Scott even more backing, earning 61% support among the demographic.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


48 comments

  • Bobblehead Kammy

    October 23, 2024 at 3:29 pm

    Kammy needs to go and work the fast food window at Pollo Tropical. 🤣

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    • A day without Libturds

      October 23, 2024 at 4:30 pm

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      • A Day without MAGA

        October 23, 2024 at 6:12 pm

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        • A day without Libturds

          October 24, 2024 at 12:05 pm

          Mom jokes from the libturd. She’s a whore. That’s the truth. Whine more about the truth cock sucker.

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          • A day without Libturds

            October 24, 2024 at 12:17 pm

            Libturds look up to Kamala the whore because they are trash.

          • Flash Light

            October 25, 2024 at 4:27 am

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      • MH/Duuuval

        October 24, 2024 at 9:02 am

        Libturds = Peachy = Babblehead

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        • A day without Libturds

          October 24, 2024 at 12:18 pm

          MH. =
          Rick. =
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          A day without MAGA

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  • Bobblehead Kammy

    October 23, 2024 at 3:32 pm

    Bottom line. People have had enough of the most inept administration in a lifetime. She flunked her assignment as Border Czar. She simply can’t think on her feet. The zombie media is doing its best to cover for her. Shades of Basement Joe 2020.

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    • President Elian Gonzalez

      October 23, 2024 at 4:18 pm

      What do expect from people that lived under authoritarian rule or parent have lived under communism oppression, Trump is Americans Castro ,when they go back to Cuba they will be under Elian Gonzalez rule in Google Elian Gonzalez Cuban Politican

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      • MH/Duuuval

        October 23, 2024 at 5:44 pm

        MAGA half-wits are not familiar with the caudillo tradition among Latin Americans.

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        • My Take

          October 23, 2024 at 8:41 pm

          The White Man on the White Horse

          (or in the White House)

          Reply

          • Bobble head Kammy

            October 23, 2024 at 8:54 pm

            What exactly is your point? Of course you can look up the population breakdown as a percentage of the country by race. White’s make up the majority in this country. Now do we have to apologize for that?

          • MH/Duuuval

            October 23, 2024 at 9:58 pm

            Babblehead either missed the point of the caudillo comment or was led astray by the great white father in DC comment.

          • A day without Libturds

            October 24, 2024 at 12:20 pm

            Libturds have no point. They all have shit for brains.

    • A Day without MAGA

      October 23, 2024 at 4:24 pm

      Hurricane Patty will do Florida end,and people will flee to Texas,and Florida will become a third world Banana Republic

      Reply

      • A day without Libturds

        October 23, 2024 at 4:27 pm

        Libturds are stupid. You have shit for brains.

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        • A Day without MAGA

          October 23, 2024 at 6:09 pm

          You have a hurricane on election day headed to Tallahassee,it beat he polls closings in the Panhandle

          Reply

        • MH/Duuuval

          October 25, 2024 at 10:54 am

          Constipated much?

          Reply

    • A Day without MAGA

      October 23, 2024 at 11:08 pm

      I know how to deal with White insecure people like you,that lack low self esteem cannot name one redemning thing about Trump,only look for your super wet moist dreams

      Reply

      • A day without Libturds

        October 24, 2024 at 12:08 pm

        You cry like a bitch all day long about trump. He owns you.

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        • MH/Duuuval

          October 25, 2024 at 2:01 pm

          One redeeming thing about Trump: He was beaten in the 2020 election by popular and Electoral College vote.

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  • Patrick O

    October 23, 2024 at 5:25 pm

    Besides, bump me a key, back in the 1970s and 80s, Trump was saying the same thing about Cuban immigrants as he’s chanting about Mexicans, Venezuelans, and Salvadorians.
    The Cuban vote is the most corrupt voting bloc in Florida!

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    • MH/Duuuval

      October 23, 2024 at 5:48 pm

      They expect to return and reclaim their properties and status as Spaniards. The Miami Cubans would expect to be the ruling class.

      The recent generations tend to go back to the island and have a better feel for the people there, including the reduction in white racism.

      Reply

      • Bobble head Kammy

        October 23, 2024 at 5:54 pm

        People that typically raise the race card time after time again are truly racist.

        Reply

        • A Day without MAGA

          October 23, 2024 at 6:14 pm

          Nobody spiteful than White Spiteful Trump supporters

          Reply

          • Bobblehead Kammy

            October 23, 2024 at 7:35 pm

            And there it is again. I know your type. Go get some DEI schooling racist.

          • A day without Libturds

            October 24, 2024 at 12:09 pm

            Libturds are all racist cock sucking pigs. You especially.

        • A Day without Miami Cuban Kidnapping Elian

          October 23, 2024 at 6:22 pm

          More would go to Cuba,if they could

          Reply

      • Bobble head Kammy

        October 23, 2024 at 5:56 pm

        When was the last time you were in Cuba?

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        • A Day without MAGA

          October 23, 2024 at 6:15 pm

          More would,if not for the embargo

          Reply

          • Bobblehead Kammy

            October 23, 2024 at 6:18 pm

            You want to go? You can.😀

        • A Day without MAGA

          October 23, 2024 at 6:24 pm

          I used to listen to Radio Havana,they had this Sweet Cuban woman called Marilissa Google Radio Havana

          Reply

      • El Presidente Elian Gonzalez

        October 23, 2024 at 6:18 pm

        They will be ruled by Elian Gonzalez

        Reply

  • My Take

    October 23, 2024 at 8:02 pm

    MAGA Marielistas.

    Reply

  • EARL PITTS AMERICAN

    October 23, 2024 at 8:12 pm

    Good evening Sage Patriots & Besty Leftys,
    Thank you for all you have done and will do (VOTE IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY) in regards to keeping the left out of power.
    GOING FORWARD:
    Lets be the Bigger People going forward, we need to show respect to all the leftists, as Trump’s upcoming economey and our niceness will be the key, going forward.
    Trump’s Second Term is in the bag now.
    HOWEVER:
    Be nice, respectable, and honest to the Leftys as we will need them when Trump’s term comes to an end to support our goal of getting Ron & The Beautiful Casey DeSantis in The White House for the subesquant TWO (DeSantis) Presidental Terms.
    The time is now to set up our future.
    IN CLOSING:
    Be nice and respectfull and our goal of TWO DESANTIS TERMS [AFTER TRUMP] will become our future.
    Thank you, Sage Patriots & Besty Leftys,
    EARL PITTS AMERICAN
    *ps: keep your game up for the next 30 days, and be strong, as no Sage Patriots are authorized to relax their political sphincters, until Trump moves into The White House.* epa

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    • A Day without MAGA

      October 24, 2024 at 7:14 am

      Trump has moved into your butts on regular basis

      Reply

      • A day without Libturds

        October 24, 2024 at 12:11 pm

        Biden bent you over and took a glide up your choco Latta. Libturd pole smoker.

        Reply

  • Skeptic

    October 23, 2024 at 9:27 pm

    Cubans have an enormous impact on the quality of government in Florida, but not really anywhere else in the USA. Most of the country looks at Florida as a cautionary tale — denial of education to children and health care to the less fortunate; refusal to pay bills other than through a gambling and taxes on tourists — very reminiscent of our southern neighbor and not a model that other sovereigns want to follow.

    Reply

    • MH/Duuuval

      October 23, 2024 at 10:00 pm

      Kind of like a self-imposed embargo?

      Reply

    • Bobblehead Kammy

      October 24, 2024 at 4:35 am

      The largest portion of my property taxes go to the public school system. I have never used the public school system. Now when you buy your first house and get your property tax bill report back and tell us that Floridian’s don’t pay taxes.

      Reply

      • A Day without MAGA

        October 24, 2024 at 7:11 am

        Hurricane is headed to your house on election, Patty will travel towards Miami,all the way straight to Jacksonville , impact the whole,hope you know how run Voting machine without electric

        Reply

        • A day without Libturds

          October 24, 2024 at 12:12 pm

          Libturds still have shit for brains

          Reply

    • A Day without MAGA

      October 24, 2024 at 7:15 am

      Only Cuban in Texas is Ted Cruz,you can have him

      Reply

  • A Day without MAGA

    October 23, 2024 at 11:12 pm

    Their nothing stopping the Miami Cuban Mafia,but the Committee for the defense of the revolution in Cuba,who help liberate,the people of Africa,from White oppression, even in South Africa

    Reply

  • Bobblehead Kammy

    October 24, 2024 at 3:46 pm

    Wow! What a debacle last night by Kammy on her CNN town hall. One full day of prep for that performance? She is out of gas and running on empty. Joe is cognitively declined because of his age. She is just plain dumb. Even the state run media of CNN, MSNBC, all the major networks and print media is starting to say WTFO. You zombies are witnessing now why she was the first to drop out in 2019. The only reason that Biden picked her as VP was a quota filler and vote getter. If Trump does pull this off I will be LMFAO.

    Reply

  • Jason

    October 24, 2024 at 7:51 pm

    Nation above people. Idk
    But let’s go back in history when mars,, Hersey’s were in the making and what made america.
    Or Heinz and the making of the FDA

    Reply

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