US | 29.7 million registered voters are Latino, 13.6% of the total

Following the drop recorded in August, remittances to Mexico returned to growth in September (+1.6%). The Pew Research Center estimated that 48% of Latino votes in 2024 went to Trump. In the November 2026 elections, Latino voting intent leans more heavily toward Democratic candidates.

Key points

• Key points:
• Following the drop recorded in August, remittances returned to growth in September, rising 1.6% to reach an inflow of 5,362 million.
• There are multiple immigration and remittance issues that today’s elections could impact, including funding for immigration enforcement and operations (Border Patrol and ICE), remittance taxes, and measures aimed at restricting undocumented migrants' access to the financial system, among others.
• An estimated 218 million voters are registered for today’s elections. At BBVA Research, we estimate that 29.7 million of these voters self-identify as Latino or Hispanic, accounting for 13.6% of the total.
• The Pew Research Center estimates that 48% of validated Latino or Hispanic votes went to President Trump in 2024. In the November 2026 elections, Latino voting intent leans more heavily toward Democratic candidates.

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