Survey Says Latino Voters Sticking with Obama, Democrats

Latino voters strongly support President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party, despite dissatisfaction with the administration’s deportation policies, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center.

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According to the survey, Latino registered voters favor Obama over Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney or Texas Gov. Rick Perry by margin of more than 2-to-1.

The results are similar to the presidential election in 2008, when Obama got 67% of the Latino vote compared with 31% for Republican candidate Sen. John McCain.

Hispanic voters have traditionally identified with the Democratic Party, and the Pew survey’s results showed that connection continues. It said two-thirds of Hispanic registered voters identified with or leaned toward the Democratic Party, while 20% felt that way about the Republican Party.

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The survey of 1,200 Hispanic adults was conducted in English and Spanish from November 9 through December 7, and has a margin of error of 3.6%.

While showing strong Latino support for Obama and Democrats, the survey also showed Hispanics dislike immigration policies of the Obama administration, which increased deportations to 395,000 in 2009 and 387,000 in 2010.

According to the Pew survey, 59% of Latino respondents disapproved of the administration’s handling of deportations, while 27% approved.

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