Negative Views of Immigrants Strongly Predicted Support for Trump in 2016 Primaries
A 2018 study found negative views of immigrants strongly predicted support for Trump in the 2016 GOP primaries. Attitudes toward immigration were a more potent factor for Trump than for prior GOP candidates McCain and Romney. Trump's popularity has increased among Republicans who support the deportation of undocumented immigrants, with the percentage favoring this position rising from 41% in the 2016 New Hampshire primary to 55% in 2024. Immigration was the top issue for 30% of New Hampshire GOP voters in 2024, up from 15% in 2016.
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00:02 A 2018 study found negative views of immigrants strongly predicted support for Trump in the 2016
00:08 GOP primaries. Attitudes toward immigration were a more potent factor for Trump than for prior GOP
00:14 candidates McCain and Romney. Trump's popularity has increased among Republicans who support the
00:20 deportation of undocumented migrants, with the percentage favoring this position rising from
00:25 41 percent in the 2016 New Hampshire primary to 55 percent in 2024. Immigration was the top issue
00:32 for 30 percent of New Hampshire GOP voters in 2024, up from 15 percent in 2016. Trump's support
00:38 rose 79 percent among this growing group in 2024, up from 53 percent in 2016. For all things money
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