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Most Latinos Say Democrats Care About Them and Work Hard for Their Vote, Far Fewer Say So of GOP
Two-thirds of Hispanic Republicans want Trump to remain a national political figure
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- Most Latinos Say Democrats Care About Them and Work Hard for Their Vote, Far Fewer Say So of GOP
- Latinos see Democratic Party as doing more for Latinos than the Republican Party
- Substantial shares of Latino partisans say opposing party really cares about Latinos, works hard to earn the votes of Latinos
- Fewer than half of Hispanics say there is a great deal of difference between the parties
- Latinos’ party affiliation little changed in recent years
- Among Latino voters, abortion rises in importance for 2022 midterms, while economy remains top issue
- About half of Latino voters say they would vote Democratic in their district’s U.S. House race
- Hispanic registered voters have mixed views of Biden
- Two-thirds of Hispanic Republicans want Trump to remain a national political figure
- Among Latinos, more Democrats than Republicans say people not seeing racial discrimination is big problem
- Greater shares of Hispanics say abortion should be legal in at least some cases, a smaller share than among U.S. adults overall
- Fewer than half of Hispanics say same-sex marriage and acceptance of transgender people are good for society
- About half of Hispanics have a negative impression of socialism
- About half of Hispanics have a positive impression of capitalism
- Most Latinos say the U.S. is one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others
- Most Latinos say the Democratic Party represents the interests of people like them well, fewer say so of GOP
- Across demographic groups, Latinos more likely to say Democratic Party represents their interests
- Cubans more likely than other Hispanic origin groups to say the Republican Party represents people like them well
- Hispanics have mixed views on whether the Democratic Party really cares about Hispanics
- Most Hispanics say the Republican Party does not really care about Hispanics
- Latinos have mixed views on whether Democrats work hard to win Latinos’ votes
- About half of Latinos say Republicans do not work hard to earn Latinos’ votes
- Among Latinos, substantial shares of immigrants, Spanish speakers, Catholics and evangelicals say Democrats work hard to earn Latinos’ votes
- About four-in-ten Hispanics see a great deal of difference between U.S. political parties
- About half of Hispanics who are college educated, ages 65 or older, or English dominant say there is a great deal of difference between the parties
- Most Hispanics say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, though views vary widely by party affiliation and ideology
- Among Latinos, most evangelicals and those who are Spanish dominant say abortion should be illegal in most or all cases
- Majorities of Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Mexicans in U.S. say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
- Most Latinos say it’s more important to control gun ownership than to protect the right to own guns
- Three-in-four or more Latino immigrants, women and those who mostly use Spanish say it is more important to control gun ownership than to protect gun rights
- Strong majorities of U.S. Hispanics across most origin groups say it is more important to control gun ownership than to protect gun rights
- A majority of Latinos say it is very important to allow “Dreamers” to apply for legal status, though views vary sharply by political party
- Cubans more likely than Mexicans, Central Americans in U.S. to say increasing U.S.-Mexico border security is a very important immigration policy goal
- Among Latinos, more Republicans than Democrats or independents say immigrants should adopt American customs
- Most Latinos say immigrants should be able to hold on to the customs of their home country
- Latino voters say the economy is top issue for 2022 midterms, especially among Republicans
- Half of Latino evangelicals who are registered to vote plan to vote for their Republican congressional candidate in 2022 midterms
- Most Mexican voters say they would vote Democratic while Cuban voters prefer Republican candidates in 2022 midterms
- Among registered Latinos, Republicans more likely than Democrats to have given a lot of thought to the midterm elections
- Among registered Latino voters, older adults more likely than younger ones to say it really matters which party wins controls Congress
- Latino registered voters have mixed views on Biden’s job performance
- Among Latinos voters, more Catholics than evangelicals say they approve of Biden
- Cubans registered to vote in U.S. are more likely to disapprove than approve of Biden’s job performance
- Strong majority of Latino registered voters say Trump should not remain a national political figure
- About four-in-ten Latino evangelical voters say they want Trump to remain a national figure; 25% want him to run for president in 2024
- About a quarter of Cuban voters say Trump should run president in 2024
- Most Latino voters say that voting by people like them can have at least some impact on the country’s direction