Overview
- Republicans won a larger share of Latino voters in 2024, with Trump receiving about 43% nationally after concerns over the economy pushed some voters to his camp.
- Pew Research Center polling in April 2026 shows approval among Latino voters who backed Trump dropped from 93% at the start of his second term to 66%, signaling rapid erosion of that support.
- An AP-NORC survey found more than half of Latino adults know someone affected by the administration’s enforcement sweeps, linking policy actions to local pain and fear.
- Reporting from Phoenix describes several 2024 Trump voters who now regret their choice after seeing arrests at homes, workplaces and schools and say they will not vote Republican again.
- The shift matters electorally because Maricopa County is about one-third Latino and long‑standing Latino organizing against hard-line enforcement gives Democrats a pathway to regain voters in 2026 and 2028.