Chart du jour: Trump's Latino vote
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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.'"