new york florida rapidly grow puerto rican population heavily favor democrat hillary clinton republican donald trump u.s. presidential race accord poll release wednesday group link democrats seventy-four percent puerto ricans register vote florida say would likely pick clinton nov. election versus 17 percent trump accord poll center american progress action fund latino decisions puerto ricans traditionally lean toward vote democratic florida big enough group swing closely-fought state florida third-largest state country term electoral college vote need win white house see influx people puerto rico u.s. territory caribbean island economy flounder recent years one million puerto ricans live florida accord pew research center make percent total population center american progress action fund progressive non-partisan organization critical trump past latino decisions consult clinton campaign florida currently close call clinton trump accord reuters/ipsos state nation project candidates focus campaign head election trump anger many hispanics launch campaign last year call mexican immigrants rapists drug dealers hardline immigration policies do little attract latino voters poll gauge level eligible puerto rican voters register florida important measure give historically low latino turnout latino voter registration lag white african-american voters 2014 congressional elections 12 15 percentage point nationally accord u.s. census say puerto rican voters register florida appear motivate 84 percent say would definitely vote another 14 percent say would probably percent say definitely would poll include 504 register puerto rican voters florida margin error plus minus 4.4 percentage point conduct sept. 17 sept. 26. florida 's puerto ricans strongly favor clinton poll