Pew: Trump Leads Romney and McCain Among Hispanics

Donald Trump's support among Hispanics is slightly higher than both Mitt Romney and John McCain, but it pales in comparison to Democrat Hillary Clinton, a new Pew Research Center poll reports.

Here are the results, released Friday, based on surveying 2,245 Hispanic registered voters:

• Clinton: 66 percent.
• Trump: 24 percent.

But with Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in the mix, here is the breakdown:

• Clinton: 58 percent.
• Trump: 20 percent.
• Johnson: 13 percent.

In the 2012 campaign, here's how Romney compared to President Barack Obama among Hispanics, according to Pew:

• Obama: 69 percent.
• Romney: 21 percent.

And in the 2008 race, here's McCain's showing:

• Obama: 66 percent.
• McCain: 23 percent.

Pew does not explain why Trump surpasses Romney or McCain — only saying that the center's National Survey on Latinos found Clinton polling better on a wide range of issues, including immigration, education and healthcare.

The Pew survey was conducted June 15-26, with a margin of error of 2.4 percent.

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