LATINO VOTERS IN NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, AND VIRGINIA

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1 LATINO VOTERS IN NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, AND VIRGINIA Sylvia Manzano, PhD Principal Latino Decisions September 9, 2016

2 Overview 2 Presidential, Senate, and Party Standing Immigration Impact in 2016 Attention and Engagement

3 The Research 3 Sponsored by N= 400 Latino registered voters per state Representative of statewide registered Latino electorate Conducted August 19 - August 30, 2016 Implemented by Latino Decisions Landline, cell and online blended sample Margin of error is +/- 4.9% Interview in Spanish or English at subject s discretion

4 Likely Voters 4 What would you say the chances are that you will vote in November are you absolutely certain you will vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or do you think you will not vote this year? Absolutely certain Probably Undecided 5% 8% 7% 9% 7% 11% 12% 10% 83% 76% 77% 77% National NC OH VA

5 Most Important Issue Facing Latino Community: Immigration 5 What are the most important issues facing the Latino community that you think Congress and the President should address? 38% 32% 48% Immigration 35% Economy 35% 46% 29% 30% National NC OH VA

6 6 Most Important Issues: Economy/Jobs and Immigration What are the most important issues that you think Congress and the President should address? 36% 35% 30% Economy 37% Immigration 42% 22% 35% 31% National NC OH VA

7 7 Favorability Indicators: Hillary Clinton (, favorable, and unfavorable reported) National 39% NC 36% OH 38% VA 34% 68% 65% 67% 66% -29% -29% -29% -32% Total Favorable Total Unfavorable

8 Favorability Indicators: Trump (, favorable, and unfavorable reported) 8 Total Favorable Total Unfavorable National -53% NC -66% 21% 15% OH -44% VA -60% 26% 19% -74% -81% -70% -79%

9 Favorability Indicators: 9 Senate Candidates (, favorable, and unfavorable reported) Total Favorable Total Unfavorable Strickland 8% Portman -13% 45% 30% -37% -43% Ross 33% 43% -10% Burr -12% 27% -39% North Carolina Ohio

10 Presidential Vote 10 Trump Clinton 70% 73% 61% 67% 19% 14% 22% 19% National North Carolina Ohio Virginia

11 Senate Vote (, favorable, and unfavorable reported) 11 Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate 58% 50% 24% 32% North Carolina Ohio

12 Senate Candidates on Immigration 12 When it comes to President Obama s executive actions on immigration, and providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, do you know if CANDIDATE supports /opposes reform with a path to citizenship and President Obama s executive actions on immigration, or would you say you really haven t heard or don t know where CANDIDATE stands on immigration issues? Don t know Supports path to citizenship, DACA, DAPA Opposes path to citizenship, DACA, DAPA 6% 18% 16% 13% 17% 13% 22% 21% 76% 71% 65% 62% Ross Burr Strickland Portman North Carolina Ohio

13 Trump Support and Senate Vote 13 More likely Less likely No difference If you knew that [GOP Senate Candidate Name] was supporting Donald Trump for President, would you be more likely to vote for [name], or less likely to vote for [name]? 15% 68% 14% 19% 66% 15% NC Burr OH Portman

14 14 Clinton on Immigration Down Ballot (, favorable, and unfavorable reported) Do Clinton s views on immigrants or immigration make you more or less likely to vote for other Democratic candidates in November? NC 50% OH 42% VA 46% 68% 63% 66% -18% -21% -20% More likely to vote Dem Less likely to vote Dem

15 15 Trump on Immigration Down Ballot (, favorable, and unfavorable reported) Do Trump s views on immigrants or immigration make you more or less likely to vote for other Republican candidates in November? NC -64% 14% -78% More likely to vote GOP OH -40% Less likely to vote GOP VA -51% 23% 18% -63% -69%

16 Democratic Senate Candidates and Immigration Positions 16 In June 2012 President Obama announced the deferred action for childhood arrivals program or DACA that provides temporary legal work permits to undocumented immigrant youth, called DREAMers. Democratic Senate Candidate [name] supports comprehensive immigration reform, DACA, and DAPA. Does this make you more-orless likely to vote for [name] for Senate this November? (More specifics provided for some candidates, see toplines and xtabs) More likely to vote for Dem Senate candidate 71% -15% North Carolina Less likely to vote for Dem Senate candidate 54% -28% Ohio

17 GOP Senate Candidates and Immigration Positions 17 In June 2012 President Obama announced the deferred action for childhood arrivals program or DACA that provides temporary legal work permits to undocumented immigrant youth, called DREAMers. Republican Senate Candidate [name]opposes comprehensive immigration reform, DACA, and DAPA. Does this make you more-orless likely to vote for [name] for Senate this November? (More specifics provided for some candidates, see toplines and xtabs) More likely to vote for GOP Senate candidate Less likely to vote for GOP Senate candidate North Carolina Ohio 14% 22% -75% -58%

18 18 Latino Voter Ties to Undocumented Community Thinking about all the people in your family, your friends, co-workers, and other people you know, do you know anyone who is an undocumented immigrant? Yes No 39% 35% 37% 57% 59% 62% 61% 41% National NC OH VA

19 19 Voting in 2016: Important Thinking about the upcoming 2016 presidential election, do you feel like it is MORE important that you vote in this election compared to the last presidential election, in 2012? More important this year, 2016 More important in 2012 No difference/same 19% 15% 18% 21% 3% 4% 6% 3% 76% 80% 72% 75% National NC OH VA

20 20 Voting in 2016: Why is it more important What is different about 2016 that makes more important/ enthusiastic to vote this time? [Asked of the share said 2016 more important] 7% 8% 23% Stop Trump Support Clinton Support Trump Stop Clinton 10% 5% 10% 6% 10% 23% 10% 4% 19% 51% 61% 52% 51% National NC OH VA

21 21 Voting in 2016: Enthusiasm Thinking ahead to the November 2016 presidential election, would you say you are more enthusiastic about voting in 2016, or that you were more enthusiastic about voting back in 2012? More enthusiastic about 2016 More enthusiastic back in 2012 No difference / same level 17% 12% 19% 23% 31% 38% 36% 38% 51% 49% 43% 38% National NC OH VA

22 Voting in 2016: Why more enthused? 22 What is different about 2016 that makes more important/ enthusiastic to vote this time? 6% 10% Stop Trump Support Clinton Support Trump Stop Clinton 10% 10% 11% 5% 19% 17% [Asked of the share said 2016 more enthused] 24% 24% 32% 22% 47% 46% 37% 46% National NC OH VA

23 Attention and Engagement 23 How often do you follow news related to the upcoming election? 7% 14% 37% Every day Several times a week A few times a month Hardly ever/never 24% 35% (Including online, social media, TV, radio) 41% 40% 38% 17% 19% 12% 15% 4% 15% 34% 46% National NC OH VA

24 Attention and Engagement 24 How often do talk about the upcoming election with family, friends, or co-workers? (Including inperson, phone, text, online, social media) Every day Several times a week A few times a month Hardly ever/never 7% 4% 17% 12% 14% 15% 15% 19% 34% 37% 35% 24% 41% 40% 46% 38% National NC OH VA

25 Contact and Outreach 25 Over the past few months, did anyone from a campaign, political party, or community organization ask you to vote, or register to vote? 60% 39% Yes No 67% 62% 59% 33% 37% 40% National NC OH VA

26 Key Findings 26 Clinton commanding lead over Trump across states. Immigration important in Senate race but little information Don t know is majority response for Senate candidates on this issue Majority don t like Trump-endorsing candidates Voters prefer candidates who support DACA, DAPA, and path to citizenship Latino voters engaged, but direct outreach lags 76% more important and 51% more enthused compared to %+ talk about election with friends/family several times a week 59%+ not contacted to date in competitive states

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