Polls show Trump losing Hispanic support from 2024 a month before US midterms

A new NBC News/Telemundo poll of Hispanic voters found President Trump's support has fallen from its 2024 level, with the survey released in the days before next month's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. NBC News aired a segment on the poll featuring chief data analyst Steve Kornacki, and The Hill and The Guardian US both reported its findings. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]

According to The Hill, 27 percent of the 800 Hispanic respondents approved of Trump, while 69 percent disapproved. Nearly six in ten disapproved of his handling of border security, almost seven in ten disapproved of his handling of immigration and of foreign policy, roughly three-fourths disapproved of his handling of the economy, and 78 percent disapproved of his handling of the cost of living. The Hill added that annual inflation as measured by the consumer price index rose from 3 percent in January 2025 to 3.4 percent last month, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and that Trump promised to lower prices during his 2024 campaign. [ 2 ]

On immigration enforcement, two-thirds of respondents said Trump's tactics have gone too far, 22 percent said he has struck the right approach and roughly one in ten said he has not gone far enough, The Hill reported. More than eight in ten supported deporting immigrants who entered the US illegally and have committed serious crimes, but fewer than four in ten favoured deporting every migrant lacking permanent legal status. “Frankly, it's the hardest job that I've had,” Trump said on Wednesday about immigration enforcement, saying he is told he is either too tough or too soft. [ 2 ]

The Guardian US reported a separate Reuters/Ipsos poll showing Trump's approval at a record-low 32 percent, including losses among independent voters and Latinos who had backed him in 2024, a dip it said could prove dire for Republicans a month before the midterms. It also cited the NBC News/Telemundo poll released Sunday as showing 59 percent of Latino voters prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress, double the number two years earlier, and 24 percent of Hispanic Americans approving of Trump's performance. Asked about the polls before boarding a flight to Nebraska on Monday, Trump said, “I'm doing great,” and blamed CNN and the media, according to the outlet. [ 3 ]

The two outlets give different approval figures from the same NBC News/Telemundo survey: The Hill reports 27 percent of Hispanic respondents approved of Trump, while The Guardian US reports 24 percent of Hispanic Americans. Neither document explains the difference. [ 2 , 3 ]

As background, The Hill noted that CNN exit polling of more than 2,000 voters showed 46 percent of Hispanic respondents voted for Trump in 2024, and that he had promised mass deportations of immigrants lacking permanent legal status before carrying them out during his term. The Guardian US reported that Trump has spent recent days campaigning for Republican candidates, that some Republicans have begun distancing themselves from him over issues such as immigration, and that Americans have soured on the economy and the war with Iran, which they attribute to the administration. [ 2 , 3 ]