The trend of more Hispanics voting Republican in Florida continues this election cycle after records were broken in 2022. A new poll also shows that the largest number of Cuban Americans in recorded history say they voted for former President Donald Trump.

Hispanics’ growing support for Republicans continues in the wake of the red wave that swept Florida and propelled Gov. Ron DeSantis to his second term in 2022. Not only did DeSantis defeat his Democratic opponent by 16 points, the largest margin of any gubernatorial race in 40 years, but the momentum flipped many counties from blue to red. Among them was Miami-Dade County, Florida’s largest county, which is 70% Hispanic.

Under DeSantis, blue counties turned red, Democratic elected officials endorsed him, and registered Republicans now outnumber Democrats by more than a million.

“Six years ago, the number of registered Democrats outnumbered registered Republicans by almost 300,000 — and Florida has never in its history had more registered Republicans than Democrats,” DeSantis said this summer when announcing the one million registered voter gap. “Now Republicans outnumber Democrats by 1 million voters.” “This is a big change that few people thought was possible.”

Before DeSantis’ 2022 victory, the last time a Republican presidential candidate won Miami-Dade County was in The Center Square in 2002. reported. DeSantis lost the district in 2018.

“The trend line in Florida is undeniable. In 2016, Hillary Clinton defeated Trump by more than 290,000 votes in majority-Hispanic Miami-Dade County. In 2020, President Joe Biden won the county, but by only 85,000 votes. In 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis becomes the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win Miami-Dade County in 20 years,” The Tampa Bay Times reported.

Republicans cast more ballots than Democrats during early voting in Miami-Dade County this election, according to the state. election data. When it comes to voting by mail, more Democrats in the county voted by mail than Republicans, according to the data.

The biggest benchmark researchers in South Florida noted is that 68 percent of Cuban American voters in Florida said they voted for Trump. According to the report, this rate was 35% in 2016 and 59% in 2020. latest survey It is conducted by the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University. About 23% said they would vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

In the Florida U.S. Senate race, 50% of Cuban Americans surveyed said they voted for incumbent U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican and former governor of Florida; 19 percent said they would vote for his opponent, Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Scott also roughly doubles the support of Independent Cuban American voters, according to the poll.

“The majority of Cuban Americans in the United States live in Florida, and the majority of Cuban Americans in Florida also live in the South Florida area,” the FIU said. “As a result, Cuban Americans make up a very small percentage of the national population but dominate the demographic landscape of Miami-Dade County. Their overwhelming presence in Florida makes their political involvement critically important, especially during presidential election years.”

About 54% of Cuban Americans in Florida are registered Republicans. Those born in Cuba and older tend to be more conservative and Republican. Those not born in Cuba and younger are evenly distributed among Republicans, Democrats and Independents, according to FIU data.

According to the Financial Intelligence Unit, the biggest problem among those surveyed is the economy and inflation. According to the poll, a majority argue that the country is heading in the wrong direction and give President Joe Biden approval for his mandate on the economy and inflation at 27 percent.

Statewide concerns are similar among all Florida Hispanics, according to a survey. UnidosUS and Mi Familia Voted the Survey. The three issues of most concern are inflation/rising cost of living, jobs and the economy, and lack of affordable housing.

In 2020, Florida Hispanic voters represented the largest percentage of Hispanic voters who voted for Trump by state. accordingly Latino Public Policy Foundation. Of the seven states considered, 47 percent of Hispanic voters voted for Trump in Florida, followed by 40 percent in Texas and 35 percent in Colorado, according to the data.

According to the state, more than 1.9 million Floridians voted early in person, more than 1.9 million voted by mail, and more than 1.56 million received their ballots in the mail but their ballots were not returned. election data.

Early voting continues until November 2. Election day is November 5.