A Yuma County resident who campaigned for Donald Trump in 2024 plans to vote for independent candidates in Arizona’s Nov. 3 election, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, citing concerns about costs and administration policies.
Fernando Nunez, 22, told AFP he objects to the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the Iran war. He also cited higher household expenses: “Gas, insurance, food: everything went up.”
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) put the national weekly average for all grades of gasoline at $4.405 per gallon for the week of Oct. 26. That was above $3.072 for the week of Feb. 23 but below $4.610 for the week of Sept. 21. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that consumer prices rose 3.7% in the 12 months through September, while its gasoline index increased 34.2% over that period.
A Pew Research Center survey conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4 among U.S. adults included 774 Hispanic registered voters. Among Hispanic voters who backed Trump in 2024, 65% said they would vote for their district’s Republican House candidate if the election were held at the time of the survey; 11% chose the Democratic candidate, 14% another candidate and 10% were unsure. Across Hispanic registered voters overall, 55% said their congressional vote would be against Trump, 14% said it would support him and 30% said he was not much of a factor. The findings build on EconoTimes’ earlier coverage of Hispanic voters’ midterm priorities.
AFP reported that one Somerton resident planned to abstain and another was undecided; a pastor from nearby San Luis expected his congregation to cast a protest vote. Somerton Mayor Gerardo Anaya said some people backed Trump in 2024 to oppose the Biden administration’s handling of inflation and migration. “It was just a vote against the Biden administration,” Anaya said.
Official results show Trump won Yuma County in 2024 with 40,745 votes, compared with 26,823 for Kamala Harris. The AFP interviews are individual accounts, while Pew’s findings are national and do not measure Arizona-specific voter intentions.
The BLS has scheduled its October consumer price report for Nov. 10 at 8:30 a.m. ET, after the election.
