Political analyst Ángel Rosa said on NotiUno 630 that 62% of Puerto Ricans living in Florida voted for Democratic candidates for Congress in the midterm elections, based on data he presented on his program "Profesor Ángel Rosa en el 630." He said 37% voted for Republican candidates. "Puerto Ricans in Florida are Democrats, they voted Democrat, they lent their vote to Donald Trump in 2024," Rosa said, adding that this electorate returned "overwhelmingly" to the Democratic camp.
"Puerto Ricans in Florida are Democrats, they voted Democrat, they lent their vote to Donald Trump in 2024," Rosa said
In the race for governor, Rosa said the Puerto Rican vote favored candidate David Jolly, a former Republican, 59% to 34%. He also said Latinos overall voted 57% to 41% for Democratic candidates for the federal House. Asked whether that vote reflects a leftward lean, Rosa said he would not wade into that question.
He said Puerto Ricans, like other people in Florida and the rest of the United States, were driven to vote in greater numbers by economic dissatisfaction over the cost of living and dissatisfaction with the image and figure of President Trump. Rosa said the participation reinforces that Puerto Rico as a state would be a Democratic state.
He said the behavior contradicts conservative sectors in Puerto Rico who argue the island is a conservative people that could vote Republican, and that Puerto Ricans vote Democratic by a majority.