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COVID, Crime, Racial Injustice Top Concerns For Hispanics, Axios-Ipsos Poll Says
Axios-Ipsos Race Relations Poll One Year After George Floyd Murder Shows COVID-19, Gun Violence, and Racial Discrimination Are Top Concerns for Hispanics in the United States Why It Matters: Poll suggests that after a year of pandemic and social justice protests, Hispanics are less optimistic than white Americans but less pessimistic than their black neighbors. Receive market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free. By the Numbers: Four in 10 Hispanic respondents ranked the novel coronavirus as the topic they found most worrying. Only 23% of whites feel the same. About 32% of Hispanics say they are more concerned about crime or gun violence compared to 28% of whites and 43% of black Americans. Almost three in 10 Hispanics surveyed rate racial injustice and discrimination as their top concern against 59% of blacks. Americans. Barely 17% of their white neighbors felt the same. About 52% of Hispanics believe that race relations have deteriorated slightly or significantly since Floyd’s death. About 62% of black Americans felt the same compared to 48% of whites. Plot: Only 21% of Hispanics surveyed listed immigration as their top concern – tied with climate change for fifth place. placing immigration fourth or fifth behind issues such as the economy, education and health care, despite consistent national media coverage of Hispanics focused on immigration. Recent preliminary findings from research firm Equis which were examined by Axios showed concerns about the virus allowed President Trump to make inroads with uninformed Latino voters in the 2020 election. Republicans targeted Latino voters on YouTube and social media by speaking out of reopening the economy while Democrats focused on immigration and did not engage as much. to stop treating Latino voters like black voters. They are not the same, ”said Mike Madrid, California Republican strategist and Latin American voter. fine expert, said Axios. “Latin American voters don’t just want to talk about immigration. They are Americans concerned about their position in the United States.” Be smart: The high rank of crime and gun violence could signal more opportunities for the GOP’s forays into Latinos as crime rates rise. The poll also looked at racial and ethnic disparities around the police and criminal justice system, which Axios’ David Nather unpacked as part of our Hard Truths series. on “Axios on HBO” on HBO and HBO Max.Methodology: This Axios / Ipsos poll was conducted from April 28 to May 4 by Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel®. This survey is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 1,875 adults from the general population aged 18 years or older.The margin of sampling error is ± 2.8 percentage points at the 95% confidence level , for results based on the entire adult sample. : Sign up to receive the latest market trends with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free