Data: Edison Research/National Election Pool; Chart: Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios
President-elect Trump's Latino support has become a focal point in post-election discussions.
Why it matters: Despite Trump's plans for mass deportations, which have historically affected some Hispanic U.S. citizens, Tuesday's results showed a notable shift to the right among Latinos.
Zoom in: In Texas, 55% of Latino voters backed Trump, per an exit poll conducted by Edison Research, surpassing the national average of 46%.Â
State of play: An Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo conducted in March found that the percentage of Latinos who say they support building a border wall jumped 12 points from 2021, and support for deporting all undocumented immigrants had jumped by 10 points.
An Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll in March and April also found that 45% of Latinos surveyed supported mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.Â
What they're saying: Anti-immigrant sentiment among Latinos has existed since the 1930s, Brian Behnken, an Iowa State University history professor, tells Axios.
"Folks in the border region or in Texas, (they) look at undocumented workers or undocumented people, and say, 'You know, you're making the rest of us look bad.'"