Florida Latino Voters Survey Findings

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1 Florida Latino Voters Survey Findings 1

2 1 Demographics

3 Demographics of Florida Latino Voters Gender Age Education Union household Men 4 Women year olds year olds year olds 19-4 year olds 19 Seniors + 27 High school or less 21 Some college 33 College degree 28 Post Graduate 1 Yes 10 No 88 Country or territory of origin Cuba 28 Puerto Rico 22 Colombia 8 Dominican Republic Mexico 4 Venezuela 4 All other 29 Party registration Democrat 40 Independent 28 Republican 33 Region North Florida 8 Orlando Area 1 East Florida 18 Miami 39 West Florida 18 3

4 2 Political Landscape

5 Bill Nelson holds a small lead in the U.S. Senate race, with the race close among most demographic groups Senate Race Current Vote Nelson Scott Overall Men Women < years of age Democrats 72 1 Independents Republicans Non-college College

6 Nelson does better in the North & Orlando regions; among Puerto Ricans, he is strongest with women and college graduates Senate Race Current Vote Nelson Scott Overall North Florida East Florida West Florida Orlando Miami Cuban American Puerto Rican PR Men PR Women PR < PR + PR College PR Non-college

7 3 Issues

8 Immigration-related issues top the list of concerns among all major Latino voter demographic groups What would you say is the most important issue or problem that will affect your vote for U.S. Senate? Immigration/Family separation/dreamers Jobs/unemployment/economy Health care/hospitals Taxes 22% Overall 21% Orlando 17% Puerto Rican 21% Cuban

9 When asked about specific issues, Florida Latino voters place a priority on jobs, health care and immigration For each of the following issues, please tell me how important it is that your next senator address it. Creating jobs High importance* Somewhat/Don t know Not important Puerto Rican Cuban Expanding health care coverage Addressing the issue of immigrants & family separation Passing comprehensive immigration reform Rebuilding Puerto Rico Developing affordable housing Addressing climate change Standing up to Veneuzelan regime Standing up to Cuban regime *Most important + very important 9

10 Most Latino voters believe the state has not done enough to create affordable housing Is Florida state government doing enough to create affordable housing? Overall Not enough Right amount Too much 1 22 North Florida East Florida West Florida Orlando Miami Cuban American Puerto Rican PR Men PR Women PR < PR + PR College PR Non-college

11 The President is seen as not having done enough to welcome Puerto Ricans to the state, especially among Puerto Ricans For each of the following, please tell me if they ve done enough to welcome Puerto Ricans to the state in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Not enough Right amount Too much Orlando Puerto Rican Cuban Governor Rick Scott Senator Bill Nelson President Donald Trump The Federal government State government

12 Over half of all groups believe global warming is happening, with even Republican Latinos more likely than not to say it is happening Do you think global warming is happening? Overall Yes Don t know No Democrats Independents Republicans Cuban American Puerto Rican PR Men PR Women PR < PR + PR College PR Non-college

13 Over three quarters of Florida Latino voters say the issue of global warming is serious, including over half of Republicans agree How serious an issue is global warming on a 1-10 scale, with 10 being very serious and 1 being not serious at all? Overall Serious (-10) Not that serious (3-) 7 Not serious (1-2) 8 Democrats Independents Republicans Cuban American Puerto Rican PR Men PR Women PR < PR + PR College PR Non-college

14 4 Participation

15 Florida Latino voters say the current situation in the U.S. is motivating them to vote in more elections and register others to vote For each of the following activities, please tell me if the current situation in the U.S. has made you more or less likely to do that activity, or has it had no effect on whether or not you will do it? More likely DK/No effect Less likely Orlando Puerto Rican Cuban Voting in more elections Registering others to vote Attending political events such as rallies, marches and speeches Getting involved in political campaigns

16 Methodology

17 Methodology Global Strategy Group conducted a telephone survey of 400 registered Latino voters statewide in Florida and an oversample to yield 144 interviews in the Orlando area between July 30-August, The sampling margin of error on the base survey of 400 interviews is +/-4.9% at the 9% confidence level. The margin of error on the Orlando Area oversample is +/-8.2% at the 9% confidence level. The margin of error on sub-samples may be larger. Interviews were conducted in Spanish and English. Calls were made to both cell phones and landlines. 17