How Donald Trump won over minority voters - a nightmare for the Left

Not because Kamala Harris lost but because Trump was able to mobilise America's ethnic minorities behind him - a group traditionally unwavering in their support of the Democrats.

The rise in votes from the Latino base is particularly surprising. Although Kamala gained the majority of Latino votes according to early exit polls there was a swing in Donald Trump's favour as he increased his share of votes by 8 points compared to 2020.

Trump also doubled his support among black voters, particularly in the key battleground state of Wisconsin.

Voters across spheres in America have been worried about the economy and immigration- issues which Trump has tapped into and minorities are no different in prioritising core daily concerns.

On the Democrat side, Harris has focused on issues like abortion rights and cultural issues which many view as secondary to the main areas of concern to people’s day to day lives.

American towns, particularly blue states have been struggling with levels of crime and unemployment. More than 10million migrants have entered across the US border under the administration of Joe Biden. Many are concerned with the rise in gang crime - an issue that Donald Trump has tapped into.

The issue of immigration has also become a major one and Trump backers including the likes of Elon Musk have been very vocal on it.

The national exit poll of voters conducted by Edison Research underscored what public opinion surveys had long shown: Voters are in a bad mood and have been for some time.

Three-fourths of voters surveyed by Edison said the country was going in a negative direction. Of those voters, 61% went for Trump. Of the voters who called themselves "angry," 71% backed the Republican.

according to the exit polls, Trump was showing greater strength with male voters of color and with voters under 45 compared to four years ago.

The Trump campaign put a great deal of effort into persuading Black and Latino voters to defect from the Democratic Party – and there were some early indications those efforts were paying off.

In North Carolina, exit polls showed Trump boosting his share of the Black vote to 12%, from 5% in 2020. He garnered the support of 20% of Black male voters, the poll said.

According to the Edison national poll, Trump's support among Latino male voters jumped 18 percentage points from four years ago.

Trump was up 11 percentage points with Latino voters in Nevada, according to the poll, and up 4 points in Arizona from four years ago.