1ST 100 DAYS POLL OF HISPANIC VOTERS
April 28, 2025
About the Survey
➢ Total N=1,002 Latino registered voters
➢ Margin of error +/- 3.1%
➢ N=150 per: California, Florida, Texas
➢ N=100 per: Arizona, Colorado
➢ Field Dates: April 11-19, 2025
➢ English or Spanish, according to preference
➢ Mixed mode: live phones, text invites, online panels
➢ Bipartisan pollster team BSP Research and Shaw & Co.
Key Findings
1. Evaluations of the economy dominate Latino political views.
➢ Latinos think the economy is bad and worry it is getting worse.
➢ Trump receives most of the blame/credit for the economy.
2. Partisan predispositions are the dominant force behind attitudes towards Trump’s main policy initiatives: Republicans support them, Democrats oppose them.
➢ However, the data indicate that Latino Trump voters are not all on board with some of the president’s policies. Latino support for many policies lags Trump’s vote by 7-10 points.
➢ On the other hand, the data do not show that they have embraced the Democrats’ positions on these policies. Instead, opposition numbers mostly match Harris’s 2024 vote.
3. The clear exception is on immigration, where Latinos continue to support a path to citizenship, and oppose mass deportations by greater than a 3:1 margin.
SETTING THE STAGE: 2024 IN REVIEW
When did you first cast a vote in a general election?
Who did you vote for in the 2024 Presidential election?
39-59 is the benchmark we should use to compare and interpret the rest of poll results
Latino Trump Voters
CURRENT EVALUATIONS OF GOVERNMENT
Generally speaking, do you think things in the United States
Generally speaking, do you think things in the United States
How would you describe the [Democratic/Republican] Party’s attitude towards Latinos? Would you say that the [Democratic/Republican] Party is:
How would you describe the [Democratic/Republican] Party’s attitude towards Latinos? Would you say that the [Democratic/Republican] Party:
President Trump
Overall, how would you rate President Trump’s job performance so far this year, since he was inaugurated in January? Would you say that you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing?
Republicans currently hold the majority in the US Senate and US House of Representatives. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republican Party is handling their leadership of Congress?
Republicans in Congress
Democrats are currently the minority in the US Senate and US House of Representatives. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democratic Party is handling their role in Congress?
Democrats in Congress
For each of the following, please indicate whether you feel favorably or unfavorably towards the person or institution.
For each of the following, please indicate whether you feel favorably or unfavorably towards the person or institution.
President Donald Trump Vice President JD Vance
Compared to last year, do you feel the U.S. ECONOMY RIGHT NOW is:
Compared to a year ago, would you say that YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION is:
Looking ahead to next year, do you think the economic policies currently being implemented will make you:
Which of the following comes closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right?
The tariffs President Trump is implementing will reduce my economic opportunity and security by raising the price for goods and services I buy.
The tariffs President Trump is implementing will increase my economic opportunity and security by increasing the number of good paying jobs in the US.
Recent announcements that the US would place tariffs on goods coming from other countries has angered many trading partners/countries with which we trade, who have pledged to retaliate. Which comes closer to your view?
This trade war will be terrible for the United States. The tariffs were a bad move.
This dispute will hurt in the short run, but in the long run be better for business and workers in the United States.
ISSUE PRIORITIES
What are the most important issues that elected officials should address?
Foreign
Which of the following are important issues that elected officials should address?
(Select all that apply. Results for issues with over 50% yes responses)
Health insurance costs are too high
Rising cost of rent
Prices and affordability
Food and basic living expenses too high
Low wages/Jobs do not pay enough
Costs of buying/renting are too high
Cost of electricity, utilities, taxes, home insurance, etc
Gas prices and electricity bills are too high
Job security (layoffs/hours cut)
Job creation and employment
Lack of affordable apartments for rent
Inflation getting worse because of new tariffs
Prescription medications are too expensive
Thinking
about
THE US IMMIGRATION SYSTEM,
which of the following do you think are the most important issues that elected officials should address? (all that apply)
Provide path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have been in US a long time
Provide a path to citizenship for undocumented individuals brought to the US as children
Crack down on human smugglers and drug traffickers
Provide asylum to people fleeing violence or war in their home countries
Increase legal immigration through family and employment-based visas
Provide support to U.S. communities receiving immigrants
Increase border security
Make sure that local officials help enforce federal immigration laws
Finish the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border
Deport all undocumented immigrants, regardless of how long they have been here
else
66% selected one of the two path to citizenship
OPINIONS ON TRUMP PROPOSALS
Require proof of US citizenship to vote in federal elections
Renew 2017 tax cuts that lowered federal income tax rates for those making under $200k a year
Cut waste and improve efficiency in the federal government by canceling contracts and eliminating jobs
Allow members of president’s team unlimited access to government records, including personal information, as part of the Trump administration’s government spending review
Deport college student activists and professors who are non-citizens for speaking out against US policies
Eliminate government DEI programs, and pressure private companies, universities and organizations to do the same
Allow ICE access to tax identification numbers used by undocumented immigrants to pay taxes, for the purpose of mass deportation
Eliminate funds for programs that help some Americans pay their electricity bills in order to help cut the overall federal budget
Allow enforcement of immigration laws in public schools
Would you support or oppose
(sorted support highest to lowest)
Cut federal aid for programs designed to address the impact of climate change and extreme weather events on local communities
Eliminate Department of Education and send some federal education funds directly to states
Deport undocumented immigrants from the US without court hearings to determine whether they have broken the law
Pass $4.5 trillion in tax cuts that give the largest tax breaks to billionaires, corporations, and those making over $750k a year
Decrease funding for Pell Grants, which provide low-income students money to attend college
Change Medicaid policies related to eligibility and coverage to cut $600–$800 billion from the program over the next 10 years
Reduce funds the federal government’s student meal program provides for children from low-income families
Eliminate the right of citizenship for children born in the US to an undocumented parent
Cut personnel and offices for programs like Medicaid and Social Security
Thinking of recent immigration policies and actions, do any of the following apply to you or your community?
(all that apply)
Many people fear immigration authorities will arrest them even if they’re U.S. citizens or have legal status
Employers have lost workers because people fear they’ll be arrested if they go to work
Children are missing classes because their parents fear being arrested at their child’s school
People aren’t going out to eat or shop because they’re afraid of immigration enforcement
People are more reluctant to report crimes or interact with the police
Families aren’t going to religious services because they fear being arrested near church
My community is safer today because we have deported dangerous criminals
There are more jobs for Americans because we have deported undocumented workers who had taken these jobs from citizens
Deporting undocumented workers has freed up resources for U.S. citizens
I, or someone in my family, got a passportin case we get detained
If you had to choose, which of the following two statements comes closer to your view?
It’s important to deport dangerous criminals, but President Trump and Congressional Republicans should not target long-residing undocumented immigrants without criminal records….
It’s important to deport dangerous criminals, but President Trump and Congressional Republicans should not target long-residing undocumented immigrants without criminal records. Lawmakers should focus on removing immigrants who pose legitimate safety and security threats to our communities.
President Trump and Congressional Republicans should follow through on his promise to deport ALL undocumented immigrants. Even immigrants who have no criminal records and have been working and living here a long time should not be allowed to stay.
President Trump and Congressional Republicans should follow through on his promise to deport ALL undocumented immigrants….
If you had to choose, which of the following two statements comes closer to your view?
It’s important to deport dangerous criminals, but President Trump and Congressional Republicans should not target long-residing undocumented immigrants without criminal records….
It’s important to deport dangerous criminals, but President Trump and Congressional Republicans should not target long-residing undocumented immigrants without criminal records. Lawmakers should focus on removing immigrants who pose legitimate safety and security threats to our communities.
FLORIDA
82% Focus on safety and security threats
18% Deport all
President Trump and Congressional Republicans should follow through on his promise to deport ALL undocumented immigrants….
President Trump and Congressional Republicans should follow through on his promise to deport ALL undocumented immigrants. Even immigrants who have no criminal records and have been working and living here a long time should not be allowed to stay.
83% Focus on safety and security threats
17% Deport all
Which of the following comes closer to your view about the current political environment, even if neither is exactly right?
When it comes to the actions of Democratic members of Congress, which comes closest to your views of how they should respond to the Trump Administration?
The rule of law is failing and the constitution is being violated. The rule of law is holding and the constitution is being faithfully followed.
Democrats should fight hard against the Trump administration and his policies Democrats should do more to work with Trump and help pass his policy agenda
Don’t know
1ST 100 DAYS POLL OF HISPANIC VOTERS
April 28, 2025
