No Republican presidential nominee captured as much Latino support as Donald Trump did in 2024, but new data indicate that support has weakened since his inauguration. Democrats recorded decisive wins this month driven in part by large Latino margins, and several polls show Hispanic approval of Trump down since he began his second term. A new Pew Research Center survey of more than 5,000 Latino adults (collected across two surveys) highlights that shift.
The Pew poll’s main findings:
– Overall disapproval of President Trump sits at 70%, with 55% saying they very strongly disapprove.
– Among Latinos who voted for Trump, approval has dropped 12 points — from 93% at the start of his second term to 81% now.
– Economic worries are widespread: 78% rate economic conditions as only fair or poor. Sixty-one percent say Trump’s policies have made economic conditions worse, while just 15% say they’ve made things better. About half of respondents said they struggled in the past year to afford food, housing, or medical care.
– Immigration remains a major concern. Two-thirds of Latino adults disapprove of Trump’s immigration approach. Seventy-one percent say he is doing too much on deportations, a 15-point increase since March. More than half worry that they, a close friend, or a family member could be deported.
– Views of how life is going for Latinos have deteriorated: more than two-thirds now say the situation has worsened, a 42-point rise since the question was last asked in 2021. That perception includes 31% of Hispanics who voted for Trump.
– Four in five respondents said Trump’s policies have been harmful to Latinos; roughly one-third of his Latino voters agree with that assessment.
– Many Latinos report heightened anxieties about their place in the country: 55% say they have serious concerns about their position in America, up from 48% last year. One-third said they had contemplated leaving the United States in the past six months; among those, 46% cited the political situation as a reason and 26% said they would leave to find a lower cost of living.
Taken together, the poll suggests that although Trump achieved historic levels of Latino support in 2024, significant pockets of dissatisfaction have appeared in the months since—driven largely by worries about the economy, immigration policy, and fears about safety, belonging and stability.