No Republican presidential candidate in history did better with Latinos than Donald Trump did in 2024. But there are signs that support has evaporated. Democrats won big victories earlier this month with large margins among Latinos, and multiple polls show Hispanics declining in support for Trump since he began his second term.
A new Pew Research Center poll of more than 5,000 Latinos across two surveys underscores that trend.
Key findings:
– Seventy percent disapprove of the job President Trump is doing; 55% said they very strongly disapprove.
– Among Latinos who voted for him, approval has fallen 12 points — from 93% at the start of his second term to 81% now.
– The economy is a major concern: 78% rated economic conditions as only fair or poor. Sixty-one percent said Trump’s policies have made economic conditions worse; just 15% said they made things better. Half of respondents said in the past year they struggled to afford food, housing or medical care.
– Two-thirds disapprove of Trump’s approach on immigration. Seventy-one percent said he is doing too much on deportations, up 15 points since March. More than half worry that they, a close friend or family member, could be deported.
– More than two-thirds say the situation for Latinos has worsened — up 42 points since the question was last asked in 2021. That view includes 31% of Hispanics who voted for Trump.
– Four in five said Trump’s policies have been harmful to Latinos, including about a third of those who voted for him.
– Many have serious concerns about their place in America: 55% reported such concerns, up from 48% last year. A third said they have contemplated leaving the country in the last six months; 46% of those cited the political situation as the reason, and 26% said they would leave to find a lower cost of living.
The Pew poll suggests that while Trump achieved historic Latino support in 2024, significant pockets of dissatisfaction—centered on economic conditions, immigration policy and fears about belonging and safety—have emerged in the months after his re-election.