Poll Watch: Latino Decisions 2016 Hispanic Presidential Survey

Latino Decisions 2016 Hispanic Presidential Poll

• Hillary Clinton (D) 66%
• Marco Rubio (R) 28%

• Joe Biden (D) 60%
• Marco Rubio (R) 28%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 74%
• Jeb Bush (R) 20%

• Joe Biden (D) 60%
• Jeb Bush (R) 30%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 73%
• Paul Ryan (R) 21%

• Joe Biden (D) 64%
• Paul Ryan (R) 25%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Hillary Clinton 73% / 17% {+56%}
• Joe Biden 58% / 21% {+37%}
• Julian Castro 34% / 7% {+27%}
• Chris Christie 38% / 12% {+26%}
• Andrew Cuomo 33% / 15% {+18%}
• Susana Martinez 25% / 12% {+13%}
• Cory Booker 18% / 7% {+11%}
• Ted Cruz 25% / 20% {+5%}
• Martin O'Malley 10% / 5% {+5%}
• Marco Rubio 31% / 29% {+2%}
• Deval Patrick 10% / 10% {0%}
• Rick Santorum 17% / 24% {-7%}
• Rand Paul 17% / 27% {-10%}
• Paul Ryan 20% / 31% {-11%}
• Jeb Bush 27% / 39% {-12%}

Survey of 1,200 likely Latino voters was conducted June 20-30, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.

Poll Watch: Latino Decisions/America's Voice 2012 Hispanic Swing State Presidential Survey

Latino Decisions/America's Voice 2012 Hispanic Swing State Presidential Poll

Five States Combined

• Barack Obama 63%
• Mitt Romney 27%
• Undecided 10%

Arizona

• Barack Obama 74%
• Mitt Romney 18%
• Undecided 8%

Colorado

• Barack Obama 70%
• Mitt Romney 22%
• Undecided 8%

Florida

• Barack Obama 53% (50%)
• Mitt Romney 37% (40%)
• Undecided 10%

Nevada

• Barack Obama 69%
• Mitt Romney 20%
• Undecided 11%

Virginia

• Barack Obama 59%
• Mitt Romney 28%
• Undecided 13%

Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

Five States Combined

• Strongly approve 39%
• Somewhat approve 28%
• Somewhat disapprove 10%
• Strongly disapprove 20%

Arizona

• Strongly approve 39%
• Somewhat approve 33%
• Somewhat disapprove 10%
• Strongly disapprove 15%

Colorado

• Strongly approve 38%
• Somewhat approve 35%
• Somewhat disapprove 9%
• Strongly disapprove 15%

Florida

• Strongly approve 38%
• Somewhat approve 24%
• Somewhat disapprove 10%
• Strongly disapprove 24%

Nevada

• Strongly approve 44%
• Somewhat approve 24%
• Somewhat disapprove 10%
• Strongly disapprove 17%

Virginia

• Strongly approve 35%
• Somewhat approve 27%
• Somewhat disapprove 10%
• Strongly disapprove 23%

On the whole, what are the most important issues facing the Hispanic community that you think Congress and the President should address?

Five States Combined

• Immigration 44%
• Economy 31%
• Jobs 23%
• Health Care 11%
• Education 10%
• Race relations 3%
• Foreign policy 2%

Arizona

• Immigration 55%
• Economy 26%
• Jobs 23%
• Health Care 11%
• Education 10%
• Race relations 4%
• Foreign policy 2%

Colorado

• Immigration 39%
• Jobs 31%
• Economy 19%
• Health Care 17%
• Education 12%
• Race relations 4%
• Foreign policy 3%

Florida

• Immigration 39% (43%)
• Economy 35% (28%)
• Jobs 21% (36%)
• Education 10% (14%)
• Health Care 8% (11%)
• Race relations 3%
• Foreign policy 2% (1%)

Nevada

• Immigration 52%
• Economy 31%
• Jobs 26%
• Health Care 10%
• Education 5%
• Race relations 2%
• Foreign policy 1%

Virginia

• Immigration 55%
• Economy 31%
• Jobs 23%
• Health Care 13%
• Education 9%
• Foreign policy 3%
• Race relations 2%

As of February 2012 the federal government had deported 1.2 million immigrants under the presidency of Barack Obama. The number of people deported under Obama is 50 percent higher than the number deported under President Bush. Does this information make you more enthusiastic or less enthusiastic about Obama and what he has accomplished?

Five States Combined

• More enthusiastic 21%
• Less enthusiastic 38%
• No effect 34%

June 12-16

• More enthusiastic 22%
• Less enthusiastic 41%
• No effect 31%

Arizona

• More enthusiastic 25%
• Less enthusiastic 37%
• No effect 30%

Colorado

• More enthusiastic 23%
• Less enthusiastic 33%
• No effect 35%

Florida

• More enthusiastic 19%
• Less enthusiastic 38%
• No effect 35%

Nevada

• More enthusiastic 19%
• Less enthusiastic 40%
• No effect 36%

Virginia

• More enthusiastic 13%
• Less enthusiastic 45%
• No effect 34%

Recently President Obama announced a new Department of Homeland Security policy to stop the deportation of any undocumented immigrant youth who attends college or serves in the military and to provide them with a legal work permit that is renewable. Does this this new announcement make you more enthusiastic about voting for Obama, less enthusiastic about Obama, or would it have no effect on how you feel about Obama?

Five States Combined

• More enthusiastic 54%
• Less enthusiastic 11%
• No effect 33%

June 17-21 [June 12-16]

• More enthusiastic 58% [49%]
• Less enthusiastic 9% [14%]
• No effect [34%]

Arizona

• More enthusiastic 62%
• Less enthusiastic 11%
• No effect 26%

Colorado

• More enthusiastic 51%
• Less enthusiastic 11%
• No effect 35%

Florida

• More enthusiastic 50%
• Less enthusiastic 10%
• No effect 38%

Nevada

• More enthusiastic 60%
• Less enthusiastic 9%
• No effect 29%

Virginia

• More enthusiastic 56%
• Less enthusiastic 15%
• No effect 28%

Previously, Republican candidate Mitt Romney has said we need to prevent illegal immigrants from being able to work in America, and that any undocumented immigrants should self-deport back home to their original countries. He has called the immigration laws in Arizona, a model for the nation. Do these statements make you more enthusiastic about voting for Romney, less enthusiastic about voting for Romney, or would it have no effect on how you feel about Romney?

Five States Combined

• More enthusiastic 8%
• Less enthusiastic 59%
• No effect 29%

June 12-16

• More enthusiastic 10%
• Less enthusiastic 59%
• No effect 27%

Arizona

• More enthusiastic 7%
• Less enthusiastic 63%
• No effect 27%

Colorado

• More enthusiastic 9%
• Less enthusiastic 55%
• No effect 32%

Florida

• More enthusiastic 8%
• Less enthusiastic 57%
• No effect 29%

Nevada

• More enthusiastic 7%
• Less enthusiastic 63%
• No effect 28%

Virginia

• More enthusiastic 10%
• Less enthusiastic 60%
• No effect 28%

Survey of 2,000 Latino registered voters was conducted June 12-21, 2012, sampled across five states, with 400 each in AZ, CO, FL, NV, VA. Overall, the entire sample has a margin of error of +/- 2.2%, and each state sample has a margin of error of +/- 4.9 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted June 12-16, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the Florida poll conducted January 16-23, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Latino Decisions/America's Voice 2012 Hispanic Presidential Survey

Latino Decisions/America's Voice 2012 Hispanic Presidential Poll

Does President Obama’s administration's deportation of 1.2 million immigrants since 2009 make you more or less enthusiastic about President Obama, or does it have no effect?

• More enthusiastic 22%
• Less enthusiastic 41%
• No effect 31%

Does President Obama’s action that would halt deportations and provide work permits to undocumented immigrant youth who attend college or serve in the military make you more or less enthusiastic about President Obama, or does it have no effect?

• More enthusiastic 49%
• Less enthusiastic 14%
• No effect 34%

Do Mitt Romney’s statements calling on undocumented immigrants to self-deport back to their “home” countries, and to make immigration laws in Arizona a model for the nation, make you more or less enthusiastic about Mitt Romney, or does it have no effect?

• More enthusiastic 10%
• Less enthusiastic 59%
• No effect 27%

Survey of 775 Latino registered voters in five states (AZ, CO, FL, NV, VA) was conducted June 12-16, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.

Poll Watch: Latino Decisions 2012 Hispanic Presidential Survey

Latino Decisions 2012 Hispanic Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 66% (67%)
• Mitt Romney 23% (24%)
• Undecided 11% (9%)

Among U.S.-Born Latinos

• Barack Obama 63% (70%)
• Mitt Romney 28% (22%)
• Undecided 9% (8%)

Among Foreign-Born Latinos

• Barack Obama 69% (63%)
• Mitt Romney 17% (26%)
• Undecided 14% (11%)

Do you support or oppose the DREAM Act, which would provide undocumented immigrant youth legal resident status, and eventually a path to citizenship if they attend college or serve in the U.S. Military? (Dick Durbin version)

• Support 87%
• Oppose 10%

Do you support or oppose the DREAM Act, which would provide undocumented immigrant youth temporary status on a renewable visa if they attend college or serve in the U.S. Military, but would not put them on a path to citizenship? (Marco Rubio version)

• Support 49%
• Oppose 46%

Between these two different versions of the DREAM Act, which do you support more? The version that would allow these undocumented immigrant youth to eventually become citizens, or the version that gives them temporary status and would not put them on a path to citizenship?

• Durbin proposal 82%
• Rubio proposal 13%
• Don't know 5%

Survey of registered Hispanic/Latino voters was conducted May 24 - June 4, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted October 21 - November 1, 2011 are in parentheses.