Young Latino voters cast ballots in a recent U.S. election. President Trump’s approval has fallen among young Latino voters and male Latino voters. Credit: Shutterstock / Alan Mazzocco

New poll numbers show President Donald Trump’s approval plummeting among Latino voters, a group Republicans are counting on both to keep control of the U.S. House and win in Texas’ recently redrawn congressional districts.

A survey commissioned by Latino voter group Somos Votantes and obtained by Politico shows the president’s favorability underwater by 20 points among Latino voters in general.

Beyond that, Trump’s favorably with Latino men and younger Latinos — both of which helped contribute to his 2024 win — has dropped substantially over the past few months. His support among male Latino voters, dropped from 52% in May to 47% in September, according to the poll, while his backing from Latino voters ages 18-29 plunged 10 points over the same period, hitting just 33%.

That support matters as the GOP vies to hang onto its narrow control of the U.S. House in 2026 amid the president’s underwater approval ratings. The breakdown in the lower chamber now stands at 219 Republicans to 213 Democrats plus three vacant seats.

What’s more, when Texas Republicans redrew the state’s political maps ahead of the midterms at Trump’s behest, the party gambled heavily that Latinos would continue to swing right in federal races. Three of the reconfigured districts are dominated by Latino voters.

“What began earlier this year with independents and women has really intensified and spread to basically every demographic subset of the Latino electorate, including groups that once leaned toward him like Latino men,” Melissa Morales, Somos Votantes’ president, told Politico for a story last month about Trump’s crumbling Latino support.

Morales cautioned that the numbers don’t translate to automatic blue surge, but she said the right messaging could help Democrats bolster their support among Latinos.

“There is an opportunity here for Democrats to show an alternative,” she told Politico.

Overall, just 37% of Latinos approve of Trump’s overall job as president, compared to 60% who disapproved. Similarly, only 35% approve of the president’s handling of the economy, compared to 62% who give him poor marks.

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This article appears in Sep 3-17, 2025.

Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...