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Kamala Harris-Walz is hoping to capitalize on Trump 's long-standing struggles with Mormon voters.

Mormons have traditionally been one of the most reliably Republican constituencies in the U.S. A new poll found that Trump would win the plurality of Mormon voters ( 43% ) if the election were conducted at the time of the survey.

A full 20% of Mormon members said they planned to vote in the presidential election.

Kamala Harris' Mormon outreach effort is significant in part because the Trump campaign does not appear to be doing the same.

Harris is not the first Democratic White House hopeful to try to capitalize off Mormon trepidation over Trump .

The Harris campaign’s efforts are bolstered by prominent Mormon Republicans who have challenged Trump , such as Mitt Romney .

“I think we do a disservice both to the people within our community, and the people who are watching people of our faith, in leading them to believe that somehow these two things go together — if you’re a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you must be a Republican ,” she said. “I don’t think that’s helpful or healthy for anyone,” she added..