Cuban-Americans Are Reaffirming Their Commitment To The GOP In 2020
Few things are for certain when it comes to Latino voters. One of those certainties is that Cuban-Americans, unlike other Latino groups, are loyal to the Republican Party. So loyal that they are still giving their unwavering support in the Trump era.
A new study shows that Cuban-Americans are largely falling in line with Trump’s Republican Party.
Out of all of the Latino voters, Cubans have always been a reliable voting bloc for the Republican Party. Their vote has been important in winning Florida, a key swing state that has decided elections in the past. Over the past four years, Cuban support for the GOP has remained steady despite the younger generation of Cubans leaning Democratic.
“Historically, Cuban Americans have backed the Republican Party in large numbers, but that support has at times softened as a new generation of U.S.-born, Democratic-leaning Cubans has come of age,” reads the Pew Research Center article. “In 2013, similar shares of Cuban registered voters identified with the Republican Party (47 percent) and the Democratic Party (44 percent). That same year, 60 percent of non-Cuban Hispanic voters identified as Democratic and 28 percent as Republican.”
Cubans are the most politically active community in the Latino demographic.
According to the study, Cubans are more likely to vote than other Latino groups. Fifty-eight percent of eligible Cuban voters voted in 2016 compared to 55 percent of Dominicans, 49 percent of Salvadorans, 46 percent of Puerto Ricans, and 44 percent of Mexicans.
According to the Census Bureau, most Cuban voters (55 percent) in the U.S. are naturalized citizens. This means that most Cuban voters in the U.S. were born in Cuba and are voting with that mentality.
Cubans, however, are voting against their own interest when it comes to healthcare.
According to the study, Cubans, like other Latinos, do believe that healthcare is an important issue. However, their vote for the Republican Party further places healthcare out of reach for millions of Americans. While Cubans claim that healthcare is an important issue, the Trump administration is suing to overturn the Affordable Care Act, which gives millions of Americans access to healthcare.
The 2020 elections are heating up and Florida is a key state in the road to the White House.
People are watching this election closely. Record numbers of people have already gone to vote early. Millions of people are voting in mail-in and early voting to secure a future they want to see for the country.
