Exit poll shows Latinos in Colorado strongly support Democrats

DENVER, Colorado — Latino voters overwhelmingly support Democratic candidates, starting with the top of the ticket according to the Colorado Latino Exit Poll, conducted by Voces Unidas Action Fund and Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR). The poll surveyed 600 Latina and Latino voters across the state between October 24th and November 5th. 

In the state, Latinos and Latinas voted for Vice President Kamala Harris by a 2-to-1 margin with 66% of support. The percentage is 4% higher than Latinos nationally, based on national exit poll numbers. 

When comparing to the 2020 election, the Latino Exit Poll found that 9% of Latino voters who supported Trump in 2020 moved to Harris in 2024. Meanwhile, 5% of Latinos shifted toward Trump after supporting Biden in 2020, showing growing support within the last four years for the Democratic party. 

“What we are seeing in Colorado is slightly different. The advantage is to Vice President Harris by about 4 percent, so we are not seeing the same trends as we are seeing across the country,” Alex Sánchez, President and CEO of Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund. 

“Latinas and Latinos did support Vice President Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump by a two to one margin,” Sánchez said. “We know that it’s because Latinas and Latinos also told us that they trusted the Democratic party and Vice President Harris on a lot of their top issues, whether it’s the economy, whether its reproductive health.”

Latinos continue to report the economy as the number one issue. Latinos surveyed showed that 4 out of 5 of their top issues were about the economy and finances when it comes to federal issues they want to be addressed. The concerns include addressing the cost of living/inflation, improving wages and income, creating affordable and attainable housing, Medicare and Social Security and lowering health care costs. 

When asked which party respondents felt most equipped to address concerns, they overwhelmingly described more trust with the Democratic party. Fifty-eight percent of Latinos surveyed felt that the Democratic party would be best to handle reproductive rights, 55% for immigration reform, 47% for climate change, 45% for the economy and 39% for border security. 

“The economy continues to be the number one issue,” Sánchez said. “The top issue is housing, it’s wages, it’s the economy. Not just in this poll but in other polls that we have done over the past four years. Latinas and Latinos are suffering, are feeling the pain, are dealing with the pocketbook issues of everyday cost of goods, of gas and wages sort of not keeping up with the inflation are real and they express it in the poll.”

The survey also showed solid support for Amendment 79 to codify abortion into the Colorado constitution, with 68% saying they support the measure.