If anything comes between Donald Trump and the White House, it is unlikely to be self-doubt. Whichever section of the American electorate he contemplates, he finds supporters. "I have a great relationship with the blacks," he once said.Another time, he told a television reporter: "I'm doing good for the Muslims." And last year, he reported one upside to his plans for the economy: "The Hispanics are going to get those jobs - and they're going to love Trump!"According to polls, however, these groups of voters are markedly less enthusiastic about a Trump presidency and crude generalisations about minorities - as well as plans to build a wall on the Mexican border and a ban on Muslims entering the US - have hardly helped his cause.Yet Trump retains cheerleaders in surprising quarters. As the race for the White House enters its final stretch, we met Americans who are bucking demographic trends to back Trump. From a gay New Yorker to a Muslim immigrant, these are some of his unlikeliest supporters.5 heated moments from the first US presidential debate as Clinton and Trump go head-to-head The Hispanic"Most people would call me Mexican," says Jesus Flores, 63. "I don't have a problem with being called Mexican. I say I'm a US citizen with Mexican heritage. I'm proud to be American."He was born in Laredo, Texas, where he now runs a business repairing sewing machines.He does not recoil from Trump's judg ment that "when Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best. They bring crime. They're rapists."Flores "wouldn't repeat his words" but shares some of the fears Trump has stoked. As a child he would cross the Rio Grande, which forms a natural border in this corner of Texas, every day to visit his grandmother, but now ventures across the bridge only a few times a year."It got harder over the years because of all the violence in Mexico," he says. "There's gunfights, there are drug cartels. If you cross the river you're risking life."Trump's proposed wall would, he says, "stop the illegal activities happening along the border: the crime, the drugs and everything else that goes on".Trump on first debate: "I thought it was great but I had a faulty mic” The black campaignerOf the 2472 Republican delegates sent to the party's national convention only 18 were black. "It's like being a unicorn," says Henry Childs, 40. "It's pretty sad.""The media wanted to know why," says the lawyer from San Antonio who advises Trump's national diversity coalition.Republican presidential candidates have often polled poorly among black voters. Even by those standards, Trump's performance is woeful: in one poll, he attracted only 1% support from blacks."A lot of black people weren't sure about Trump," says Childs, who criticises the candidate for some of his "clumsy" remarks, including his insistence that black voters have "nothing to lose" by backing his candidacy."Being a black person, it's like, 'no, we've been slaves'. We've experienced a lot worse than this."But Childs is willing to overlook the rhetoric because he believes Trump has the experience needed to revive the economy."I think he can create jobs in America and we need them desperately," he says.Tense moments between Trump, Clinton during US presidential debate The college-educated womanAfter securing his third primary victory in Nevada, Trump effusively thanked different groups of his supporters. He ticked off evangelicals, the young, the old and the highly educated. Then he came to the poorly educated. "I love the poorly educated!" he yelled.The feeling was mutual. Trump has consistently performed best among white voters without college degrees while Clinton holds a 23-point lead among white college-educated women.Trump vs Clinton: Debate will mark biggest moment of electionDemocrat Hillary Clinton, suddenly vulnerable in the presidential race, is under pressure to deliver a strong performance against Republican Donald Trump in their first debate on Monday, a moment that could be the most consequential yet of the 2016 election.But Delizia Gallivan 43, who has a masters in health administration, bucks the trend."I've been a supporter from day one," says the San Antonio, Texas, nurse. "He's authentic. He'd be a strong leader."She is not deterred by barbs Trump has directed at women, such as calling businesswoman Ariana Huffington "unattractive, both inside and out" and questioning whether Megyn Kelly, a Fox News anchor, treated him harshly because she had "blood coming out of her. wherever"."If someone says something about him he is going to respond. He's an equal opportunities offender," she says.Nor is she tempted to vote for Clinton simply to put a woman in the White House."I think it is wonderful that a female has been nominated as a presidential candidate," Gallivan adds. "It's unfortunate she's Hillary Clinton. She's been in office 30 years and I can't think of any accomplishments other than raising money for the Clinton Foundation."The gay New YorkerChristopher Roehrs, 52, is accustomed to the opprobrium. The New York lawyer has supported Trump since he announced his candidacy but, as a gay man in a liberal city, has endured accusations of being "a sellout"."Socially, it's the kiss of death," he explains. "If I run into gay folks and say I'm a Trump supporter, I'll get nothing but disdain."Some of his gay friends who support Clinton have begun blanking him. None of this has dampened his enthusiasm."I love Trump," he declares. "He tells it like it is, as trite as that is. I view him as pragmatic."I think Clinton says more pro-gay things than Trump but I look at things holistically. If Trump said: 'I think we should bury gays up to their heads in sand and stone them', that might be a deal-breaker for me, but he doesn't."Roehrs was pleased when Trump pledged to ''protect our LGBTQ citizens" at the Republican convention following the mass shooting in a gay club in Orlando. "I really appreciated that," he says.The Muslim immigrantWhen Sajid Tarar, 56, came to America from Pakistan 30 years ago, he fell under the spell of Ronald Reagan. "We came here and bought an American dream," he says. "Buying an American dream and becoming successful is a Republican philosophy."As the founder of American Muslims for Trump, he agrees that he has an "uphill battle" on his hands.In December, following the IS -inspired attack in San Bernardino, California, Trump called for a "total and complete shutdown" on all Muslims coming to America."I don't agree 110% with whatever he says," explains Tarar, who delivered a benediction at the Republican convention in Cleveland. "First of all, banning all Muslims is not possible."Even so, he says, there should be a ban on "people from war-torn countries or where states are involved in terrorism"."It has to be stopped," he adds. "I'm American and I'm a father of four kids. They're Americans and I don't want to see anything happening to America."- ©The Daily Telegraph..