DECRYPTAGE – The new American president scores two more points than in 2016 in this electorate and achieves a spectacular breakthrough among Hispanic women.
Kamala Harris had made a bet: the defense of abortion would enable him to win over women. In 2022, the conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court had overturned the federal authorization of abortioneach state could now apply its own law. The Democratic candidate wanted to pass a federal law reauthorizing abortion. “Abortion has not had a significant impact on women’s voting.”analyses Mathieu Gallard, Director of Research at IPSOS*. Voters who believe that abortion should be a legal procedure supported Kamala Harris by only 51%, compared with 47% for Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is even making headway with women. In 2016, he won 42% of the female vote nationwide to 44% this year, according to early exit poll figures. The president-elect is also making significant inroads with Hispanic women: 37%, up seven points from…
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