If you want to see the real Las Vegas, you need to leave the glitz of the casino strip and head to the city's northern suburbs. For decades, the Broadacres flea market has been a hub for the Hispanic community. Locals say it's like taking a trip to Mexico, without having to cross the border.
On a Sunday afternoon, thousands watch a band perform upbeat Latin music in front of a packed dance floor. Others browse the market stalls, where traders sell everything from gardening gloves to Christmas decorations. Here, we meet Art Cacho, 30, who jokingly describes himself as "that Mexican guy in a Tupac shirt".
Source: SBS News / Ben Lewis Cacho is young, male, Latino — and not shy to say who he's voting for. "The one and only Trump," he says. “When I was 22, I bought my first house.
I was making incredible money, my family was making incredible money, people here at the flea market were making incredible money, the economy was great. "When Trump was in office, everybody had the American dream and people still want to have the American dream." In the 2020 United States presidential election, Joe Biden won the Latino vote in Nevada, 61 to 35 per cent, according to CNN exit polls.
Recent polls suggest vice president and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris holds a much slimmer lead among the demographic. According to the USA Today/Suffolk University's October poll, Harris leads Trump around 56 to 40 per cent in Nevada. According to the survey, Harris is having particular trouble reac.
