Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE leads her GOP rival Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE by 46 points among Latino voters, according to a poll released Thursday.

Clinton is supported by 66 percent of registered Latino voters surveyed in the Fox News Latino poll, while Trump is supported by 20 percent.

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Clinton's lead has widened by 7 points since a May Fox News poll, when she led Trump by 39 points.

The former secretary of State continues to hold a huge lead when Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson Gary Earl JohnsonWhat the numbers say about Trump's chances at reelection Presidential race tightens in Minnesota as Trump plows resources into state The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden condemns violence, blames Trump for fomenting it l Bitter Mass. primaries reach the end l Super PAC spending set to explode MORE is added to the mix.

Clinton gets 59 percent support in a three-way match-up, with Trump taking 17 percent and Johnson following closely at 16 percent.

Republicans sought to make inroads with Latino voters and other minority groups after 2012 nominee Mitt Romney drew just 27 percent of Latino voters.

That was down from the 31 percent Sen. John McCain John Sidney McCainMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day McConnell urges GOP senators to 'keep your powder dry' on Supreme Court vacancy McSally says current Senate should vote on Trump nominee MORE (R-Ariz.) drew in 2008 and the roughly 40 percent George W. Bush won in 2004.

There are an increasing number of eligible Hispanic voters, with the Hispanic electorate expected to reach a record 27.3 million in 2016, Pew Research Center projected earlier this year.

The Fox News Latino poll shows that 82 percent of registered Latino voters have an unfavorable view of Trump, while a majority, 55 percent, have a favorable view of Clinton.

Opinions about Clinton have stayed largely the same since the Fox poll in May, while Trump's net favorability has fallen 16 points since then.

Immigration has been a key issue during the presidential race, with Trump vowing to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and deport those in the U.S. illegally.

The survey of 803 registered Latino voters was conducted Aug. 7-10 via telephone with a margin of error of 3.5 points.