TEXAS — UnidosUS released a survey in May 2026 showing declining support among Latino voters in Texas for former President Donald Trump and strong leads for Democratic candidates in key statewide and congressional races. The poll, conducted between April 27 and May 14, 2026, surveyed 500 registered Latino voters through phone calls, text invites, and online panels in English and Spanish.
Two-thirds of respondents disapproved of Trump’s job performance, and one in five Latino Texans who voted for him in 2024 said they would not support him again if given a redo. Nearly half cited cost of living and inflation as top issues shaping their view of Trump, while immigration enforcement in cities also ranked high. Two-thirds said they did not feel Trump and congressional Republicans were “focusing enough on improving the economy for people like you.”
Latino voters identified cost of living, healthcare, and housing as their top priority issues for elected officials, with immigration reform closely following. Four in five said they would support creating an amnesty period for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for many years and otherwise follow U.S. laws to apply for legal status. Support for such a policy extended across party lines, with 69% of Latino Republican voters in favor. Additionally, 77% of Latino voters opposed a federal ban on undocumented children attending public schools.
In five Hispanic-majority battleground congressional districts—the 15th, 23rd, 28th, 34th, and 35th—54% of Latino respondents planned to vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress, compared to 27% for the Republican candidate. Among statewide races, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico led Attorney General Ken Paxton by more than a 2-to-1 margin, and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa led Governor Greg Abbott among Latino voters. The margins resembled those achieved by Barack Obama in 2008 and Hillary Clinton in 2016, though 21% to 25% of voters remained undecided.
Clarissa Martínez De Castro, vice president of UnidosUS’s Latino Vote Initiative, said, “The economic priorities dominate.” She added, “Some people call it ‘buyer’s remorse,’ other people ‘do over.’” Martínez De Castro also noted, “The reality is that Democrats are still underperforming the levels of support that they would need from Latinos to be successful.”