Latino Voters Prioritize Economy, Affordable Prices and Personal Safety: Unidos Poll

Key Concerns for Latino Voters

• 📌 The economy and affordable prices are the top concerns for Latino voters, according to the Unidos bipartisan poll of Hispanic voters.
• 💰 Voters are calling for lower costs and higher wages to improve the economic outlook for working Americans.
• ⚖️ There is an unequivocal message to Congress to do its constitutional job, with Latino voters feeling too much power is being ceded to the presidency.

Perceptions of Political Parties

• 📉 60% of Latino voters disapprove of the performance of President Trump and congressional Republicans.
• 📊 Responsibility for the government shutdown is largely placed on Republicans, with 22% blaming Democrats.
• 🗳️ Among Hispanic voters who supported Trump, 13% would not support him if they had a do-over, and another 9% are uncertain, a significant finding given razor-thin margins.

Immigration and Personal Safety

• 🛂 Immigration is part of a larger set of concerns, with voters feeling the pinch of economic insecurity and also fearing for their physical safety.
• ⚖️ 60% feel that civil rights and civil liberties have eroded.
• ⚠️ More than 41% feel they are at risk of arrest, even as US citizens, due to immigration enforcement tactics.
• 😨 An astonishing number, nearly 50%, feel that they or a loved one could be a victim of political violence.
• ⚡ The combination of economic insecurity and feelings of personal unsafety is shaping the minds of Latino voters.