Many Latino voters have turned away from Trump, but Democrats aren't necessarily winning them over, new poll finds

[Celerity]

Hispanic voters are heading into the 2026 midterm elections feeling economically squeezed and increasingly skeptical of the direction of the country.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/latino-voters-poll-trump-democrats-midterms-immigration/



Latinos are also especially motivated to turn out this year, which could affect battleground races from Florida to Texas and Arizona. But while President Trump has lost some of the ground he gained with Latino voters in 2024, Democrats are not running away with their support either, according to a new bipartisan survey by UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization.

The poll offers a glimpse at the shifting views of Latino voters, who could help determine whether Democrats win control of the House and Senate, or whether Republicans preserve their narrow majorities this fall.

Some 54% of Latino voters plan to vote for a Democratic House candidate in November, and 27% plan to vote for a Republican, with 19% undecided, according to the poll of 3,000 registered Latino voters, which was conducted nationally and across 32 competitive congressional districts by BSP Research and Shaw & Company Research between April 27 and May 14. The poll's margin of error was 1.8%.

That 54% figure lines up exactly with the Democratic share of the Latino vote in the 2024 House elections, according to exit polls that year — which is a notable drop from previous cycles. Democrats won 60% of the Latino House vote in 2022, 63% in 2020 and 69% in 2018. UnidosUS notes that both parties are underperforming their 2024 levels among Latinos, which could be a sign of the broader voter discontent across the electorate towards the leadership of both parties.

One-fourth of Latino Trump backers wouldn't vote for him again.....

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UnidosUS Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters: The Road to 2026 Midterms

https://unidosus.org/publications/unidosus-bipartisan-poll-hispanic-voters-road-to-2026-midterms/

[Walleye]

1. Dear voters, it's simple, either you vote for the Democrat or you vote to continue the chaos we are having

[RT Atlanta]

10. this is the bottom line answer

The choice right now is truly binary and, if folks keep voting for the republicans, we will continue to have the same shitstained results.

[MustLoveBeagles]

15. Yeah

It's not hard.

[mucifer]

2. This is all so exhausting!

[SSJVegeta]

3. They will vote for the winning message. In Texas that message will be Talarico's

[dalton99a]

4. Kick

https://unidosus.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/unidosus_2026bipartisanpoll_texas_deck_roadtomidterms.pdf

[Cheezoholic]

7. 100% This. Please don't let us get caught up trying to be everything to everyone. We already are. Just this message

And we will win. We can't win if every campaign speech has to acknowledge 20 different groups or issues. And we can't help with those 20 issues unless we win. We must win first and foremost. Like it or not people in this country are more worried about cash than anything else. Anything.

[Sympthsical]

16. Yep. Thinking all Latinos really care about immigration is some racist nonsense

Even if that racism is in the paternalistic, patronizing form, it's still racism, and that community hears how they're spoken to.

Go for the pocketbook and stay there. That's all that's required.

[democratsruletheday]

21. I worked in a heavily Latino school district (90%) the last few years and what most of you

are missing is the abortion issue. A vast majority of Hispanic women are very much against it and many of the men are just plain misogynistic. They went for Donnie cuz they feel they are the superior gender. Just ask them and most will admit it. They're socialized to it from a young age. All that being said....keep it simple and note the (economic)differences between the two parties. Dems get it and consistently perform and the Repukes are a shit show.

[fujiyamasan]

25. This probably resonates with the public at large too

So running on a platform more focused on the economy and especially inflation and overall cost of living should of course be obvious. It’s not just one or two staples that have gone up. It’s pretty much everything at this point — and most of it is due to Trump’s policies.

Stay away from social issues. Climate change doesn’t move the needle either.

But also tie in Trump’s corruption. Many recent immigrants work hard and left corrupt governments. They also own small business so talk more about how big businesses (like all those Trump ballroom donors) can buy themselves anything they want including politicians and favorable tax and regulatory policy, at the little guy’s expense.

[bif]

5. Dupe

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221263883

[mopinko]

18. so what?

jeez.

[bif]

19. Why do we need multiple posts of the same thing?

Jeez

[mopinko]

20. ppl dont always see stuff the 1st time.

not everybody is glued to the site. u cd put a link to the other post. that wd serve a purpose.

[Celerity]

23. see post 22 as to why I do not consider my OP a dupe

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221265805#post22

[niyad]

28. And, even if your post were a dupe, this is GD, not LPN, so there is no

problem.

[niyad]

27. Sigghhhhhhn. Because not everybody sees every OP, as has been

explained many times before. You are not required to read a duplicate post if you do not wish to do so. You might also consider that different posts on the same topic may be using different sources, which may contain additional information, as may the comments. Many of us actually find that helpful.

[Celerity]

22. My OP is the original article, not the middleman clickgrifter Taegan Goddard summary, plus I actually linked to the poll

[mopinko]

29. thank u.

going to the og source is always appreciated, by me, anyway.
some ppl 🙄

[niyad]

26. Sighhhhhh. This is GD, NOT LBN.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

6. Hey Latino voters, Trump/GOP wants to put you folks in cages. Democrats don't. Grow up, and do the right thing.

[B.See]

24. Precisely. Contrary to the opinion of some,

I don't think it's 'racist' to expect Latinos, Blacks or any other minority under attack from Trump's fascist regime to not vote against their (our) best interests. Nor should those doing so be given a pass, imo.

[Bettie]

8. Do they really think that Republicans

will get them closer to a place where they don't have to worry about being randomly arrested for having brown skin or an "ethnic" name?

Because if they do, they are delusional.

Then again, I don't understand how anyone can vote for a party that is filled to the brim with unrepentant, openly corrupt individuals.

[Chasstev365]

9. WHAT THE FUCK DO THEY WANT?

[Mad_Machine76]

12. That's what I want to know

I don't blame Democrats for sometimes being confused about what voters want and what people exactly expect to get out of voting for Republicans. Also, people need to understand that Democrats have to deal with so much Republican obstructionism when it comes to trying to get stuff done.

[ananda]

17. Women in their place and no transgenders.

...

[Chasstev365]

11. What if German Jews in the 1930's took this approach?

I know this Hitler guy wants to kill all of us, but I'm just not sure about these Social Democrats and their polices towards Jews.

[gab13by13]

13. I support Democrats

[Melon]

14. More variations of "Trump Bad" messaging was a losing

Message in the presidential election and will be a losing message in the future. We aren’t Trump is not a platform.

Taxes, healthcare, debt reduction, social security are winning platforms.

[Vinca]

30. Voters need to realize that we live in a 2-party system, like it or not. 2 choices. Chaos or sanity.

They also need to realize that in their lifetimes they will never, ever, ever agree 100% with a candidate. Give up the purity test.