Seven in 10 Latino voters disapprove of Trump, poll finds

October 5, 202612:36 pm

Nearly seven in 10 registered Latino voters disapprove of President Donald Trump’s performance, according to a new NBC News/Telemundo poll conducted ahead of the November midterm elections.

The survey, conducted from September 21 to 28 among 800 registered Latino voters, found that 27% approve of Trump’s job performance, while 69% disapprove.

The poll also found that 59% of Latino voters prefer Democrats to control Congress after the midterm elections, compared with 35% who prefer Republican control. The 24-point Democratic advantage is twice the margin recorded among Latino voters at the same point in 2024.

Immigration remains another area of concern. Sixty-nine percent disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 58% disapprove of his approach to border security. At the same time, 83% support deporting undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes, while 37% support deporting all undocumented immigrants.

About two-thirds of Latino voters say the administration’s immigration enforcement policies have gone too far. Thirty-one percent said they or someone close to them had started carrying identification because of concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while 27% said they know someone who has been detained or deported by ICE in the past two years.

Economic concerns also weigh heavily on the president’s standing. Seventy-eight percent disapprove of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, while 74% disapprove of his management of the economy. Sixty-five percent say his policies have hurt the economic conditions of Latinos, compared with 23% who say they have helped.

The poll found that 62% of Latino voters feel more motivated to vote this November than in previous midterm elections. Fifty-four percent said their vote is intended to express opposition to Trump, while 21% said they want to express support for him.

The survey has a margin of error of approximately 3.1 percentage points and used a combination of telephone interviews and an online survey sent by text messages. About 20% of interviews were conducted in Spanish.