There has been a sharp fall in the number of Hispanic adults who view U.S. President Donald Trump favorably, a new poll shows, and more also say the country is heading in the wrong direction under his leadership.
According to a newly published survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 25 percent of Hispanic adults said they had a “somewhat” or “very” favorable view of Trump in October—down from 44 percent before he re-entered the White House in January 2025.
It is a warning sign of trouble ahead a year out from the 2026 midterm elections, where the Republican trifecta—control of the White House, Senate, and House—is at stake, and so too the smoothness of Trump’s final two years in office as he tries to deliver on his ambitious and hardline agenda.
Hispanic voters were a part of the broad coalition that helped deliver Trump the White House for a second time, driven to him largely by concerns about inflation, crime, and immigration under the Biden administration. But the percentage of Hispanic adults who say the country is going in the wrong direction has also increased slightly over the past few months, from 63 percent in March to 73 percent now.
They are also slightly less likely to approve of Trump’s handling of the economy and immigration—two issues that were major strengths for him in last year’s presidential campaign—and their views of his overall presidential performance have slipped too.
In March, 41 percent of Hispanic adults approved of the way Trump was handling his job as president, but now that has fallen to 27 percent.
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This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.
