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Florida’s Cuban‑American community remains largely Republican, survey finds Miami, Florida – A survey conducted by Florida International University (FIU) and released on Wednesday shows that 68 % of Cuban‑American voters in South Florida continue to support Republican candidates for Congress, despite widespread dissatisfaction with some of President Donald Trump’s policies. The study, titled Encuesta Cuba 2026, indicates that Republican support is at record levels, comparable to figures from 2024, while 28 % of respondents favor Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. The survey highlights a divergence between Cuban‑American political preferences and those of the broader Hispanic electorate. A separate FIU and YouGov poll released on Tuesday found that 54.6 % of Hispanic voters in the United States plan to back Democratic congressional candidates, whereas only 32.9 % approve of Trump’s performance. Attitudes toward Trump’s administration Among the Cuban‑American respondents, 66 % disapprove of the current administration’s increase in deportations of immigrants without criminal records, and 50 % criticize Trump’s economic management. Nevertheless, a majority still support certain Trump policies: 57 % back the U.S. stance on the Iran conflict, and 66 % endorse the administration’s approach toward Cuba. “The disappointment with the Trump administration has not moved Cuban‑Americans out of the Republican Party,” said Guillermo J. Grenier, the survey’s principal investigator and FIU professor of sociology. Eduardo Gamarra, director of FIU’s Latino Public Opinion Forum, added that the results confirm that Cuban‑Americans remain predominantly Republican and maintain an identification with the president. Views on Cuba The poll also examined attitudes toward Cuba. Forty percent of respondents expect a significant political change on the island within the next five years, while 22 % believe it could happen within a year. Twenty‑nine percent do not anticipate such a change. Seventy‑three percent would support a military operation to overthrow the Cuban government, and 69 % believe that Washington’s maximum pressure strategy would lead to a regime change. Eighty percent oppose allowing the current Cuban government to remain in place in exchange for market‑oriented reforms. Support for Trump‑era pressure measures remains high: 77 % back the maximum pressure policy, 65 % favor a petroleum embargo, and 69 % support keeping Cuba on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. Methodology FIU’s research, which has been conducted annually since 1991, surveyed 1,004 Cuban‑American residents in South Florida by telephone between September 4 and 29. The study has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points and a 95 % confidence level. Article source: El Nuevo Diario | Image credit: El Nuevo Diario
Florida’s Cuban‑American community remains largely Republican, survey finds Miami, Florida – A survey conducted by Florida International University (FIU) and released on Wednesday shows that 68 % of Cuban‑American voters in South Florida continue to support Republican candidates for Congress, despite widespread dissatisfaction with some of President Donald Trump’s policies. The study, titled Encuesta Cuba 2026, indicates that Republican support is at record levels, comparable to figures from 2024, while 28 % of respondents favor Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. The survey highlights a divergence between Cuban‑American political preferences and those of the broader Hispanic electorate. A separate FIU and YouGov poll released on Tuesday found that 54.6 % of Hispanic voters in the United States plan to back Democratic congressional candidates, whereas only 32.9 % approve of Trump’s performance. Attitudes toward Trump’s administration Among the Cuban‑American respondents, 66 % disapprove of the current administration’s increase in deportations of immigrants without criminal records, and 50 % criticize Trump’s economic management. Nevertheless, a majority still support certain Trump policies: 57 % back the U.S. stance on the Iran conflict, and 66 % endorse the administration’s approach toward Cuba. “The disappointment with the Trump administration has not moved Cuban‑Americans out of the Republican Party,” said Guillermo J. Grenier, the survey’s principal investigator and FIU professor of sociology. Eduardo Gamarra, director of FIU’s Latino Public Opinion Forum, added that the results confirm that Cuban‑Americans remain predominantly Republican and maintain an identification with the president. Views on Cuba The poll also examined attitudes toward Cuba. Forty percent of respondents expect a significant political change on the island within the next five years, while 22 % believe it could happen within a year. Twenty‑nine percent do not anticipate such a change. Seventy‑three percent would support a military operation to overthrow the Cuban government, and 69 % believe that Washington’s maximum pressure strategy would lead to a regime change. Eighty percent oppose allowing the current Cuban government to remain in place in exchange for market‑oriented reforms. Support for Trump‑era pressure measures remains high: 77 % back the maximum pressure policy, 65 % favor a petroleum embargo, and 69 % support keeping Cuba on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. Methodology FIU’s research, which has been conducted annually since 1991, surveyed 1,004 Cuban‑American residents in South Florida by telephone between September 4 and 29. The study has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points and a 95 % confidence level.
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