Polling

Attitudes Toward Immigration Reform in Swing Districts

In our pre-election polling of nine swing congressional districts, we found that support for comprehensive immigration reform both increases a candidate’s ballot support and improves the public’s opinion of him or her on key qualities and attributes. Candidates associated with support for comprehensive reform were perceived more favorably than candidates supporting enforcement only.

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NALEO Poll: Post-Election Survey of Latino Voters

Among many new findings, the poll found strong support for the President-elect and the new Democratic Congress among Latino voters. This comes with high expectations on the part of Latinos to see their communities do better over the next four years. Nearly 70% of Latino voters expect the situation for Latinos to improve under the Obama Administration. These hopes are higher among immigrant voters with 3 of every 4 indicating that they expect a better lot with Barack Obama being elected President.

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Immigration 08: National Survey and Swing District Polling on Immigration

New polling sponsored by America's Voice and Immigration08.com found that a large majority of voters broadly supports comprehensive immigration reform. Supporters of enforcement-only policies may be loud, but there are not very many of them. In this difficult economy, voters are more likely to support immigration reforms that move undocumented workers out of the shadows and onto the tax rolls. Common sense solutions that help the economy and immigration policy are a win-win.

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Latino Vote Exit Polling: Miami, LA, Chicago

Click on more to view the powerpoints of exit polling in Chicago, LA, and Miami on "The Immigration Issue and the 2008 Presidential Election": Here's a summary.

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National Survey of Latino Protestants: Immigration and the 2008 Election

A new national survey of Latino Protestant registered voters assesses their views on immigration and the 2008 election. This growing voting bloc reported viewing immigration as a key factor in influencing their vote- on par with abortion and more important than gay marriage. Many respondents said immigration issues have a big influence on their choice of candidate, and that they consider immigration to be a faith issue.

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Latino Vote Survey of Key Battleground States

The NALEO Educational Fund poll was based on a bilingual telephone survey of 1,600 Latino voters in Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Nevada, conducted Aug. 18 through Sept. 10, 2008. According to the poll, Latino voters are growing in numbers in important swing states such as Nevada, Colorado, Florida and New Mexico, where 46 electoral votes are in play. Turnout is expected to be high among Latinos, with nearly 90 percent of poll respondents saying they are “almost certain” to vote.

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2008 National Survey of Latinos

Immigration is a top priority for Latinos surveyed in the National Survey of Latinos. Those surveyed preferred Sen. Barack Obama, D-Il., over Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., 66 percent to 23 percent. The poll also found that 49 percent of respondents said the Democratic Party has more concern for Hispanics, while 7 percent said the same of the Republican Party.

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