Most Latinos Say Democrats Care About Them and Work Hard for Their Vote, Far Fewer Say So of GOP
Clear majority of Latino registered voters across demographic groups say the vote of people like them can have at least some impact on country’s direction
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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
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