Poll: Large Majorities of Black, Hispanic Voters Say Trump Has Been Bad for Them

Large majorities of black and Hispanic voters think Donald Trump's presidency has made things worse for people like them, according to a poll released Monday.

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Date: 02 October 2019 - 19:18

RNA - The Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that about two-thirds of Americans overall disapprove of how Trump is handling race relations.

Just 4 percent of African Americans surveyed said that Trump's actions have been good for African Americans in general, while 81 percent said he’s made things worse. Sixty-nine percent of Hispanic respondents said Trump’s actions have been bad for Hispanics generally, while only 19 percent think they’ve been good.

Both African Americans and Latinos also overwhelmingly said Trump's actions have been bad for each other, as well as Muslims and women.

Among white Americans respondents, roughly a third said Trump’s actions have been good for black Americans, women and Hispanics, while about a quarter said they have been good for Muslims.

Forty-seven percent said Trump’s actions have been bad for Hispanics, 44 percent said they’ve been bad for Muslims and 39 percent said they’ve been bad for women and black Americans.

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