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Did the 2020 election suggest Republican support is becoming more demographically diverse?

By Lauralei Singsank
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Initial 2020 election results show somewhat stronger support for Republican candidates from some demographic groups in parts of the U.S. A preliminary exit poll reports President Trump won 32% of Latinos nationally, up from 28% in 2016. Most notably, the party showed gains in Texas' Rio Grande Valley and in southern Florida, homes to differing sub-groups within the Latino community.

An exit poll found that 18% of Black men supported Trump, up from 13% in 2016.

Leadership figures in the GOP include two Senators of Cuban descent and one Black Senator, as well as six Latino House members. The party fielded 28 Latino House candidates in 2020. It has also focused on recruiting more female Congressional members, fielding 94 female candidates for the House in 2020. Nine current GOP Senators are women; one has lost her re-election bid and another, Kelly Loeffler, faces a runoff.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
Politico: Trump's gains in Texas and Florida don't tell the full Latino story
New York Times: 2020 election exit polls
Washington Post: What's happening out there with Black men and Trump?
NALEO Educational Fund: Races to watch 2020—the power of Latino candidates
Rutgers: Center for Women in American Politics—2020 candidates
National Federation of Republican Women: GOP women candidates in 2020
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