Do Americans Support Constitutional Rights for Immigrants?
August 6, 2025, National Poll Resources
A UMass Amherst poll asked whether Americans support constitutional rights for legal immigrants and whether they support the tactics employed by ICE.
Executive Summary
A new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll of 1,000 respondents, fielded July 25–30, 2025, asked respondents’ opinions about immigration policies in the United States. The survey finds respondents have nuanced opinions on immigration, generally supporting both orderly enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws and rights for undocumented immigrants. Respondents also expressed opposition to immigration enforcement tactics used by the Trump administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Trump's Immigration Policies
During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump promised to enact the largest deportation effort in the history of the United States. Six months into his second presidency, Trump instructed ICE officers to detain and deport the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. While the Trump administration has sought to deport all undocumented immigrants from the nation, the American public is more discerning in its desire for a solution to the problem of undocumented immigration. Although a strong majority of Americans (69%) support the deportation of undocumented immigrants with criminal records, on average, only one-third of Americans support deporting other categories of undocumented immigrants, including those who work full time and pay taxes (30%), have no criminal record outside of their immigration status (37%), or whose children were born in the U.S. (33%).
On the flip side, six in 10 Americans support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants (63%).
Immigrants and Constitutional Rights
When asked about their views on whether the constitutional rights enjoyed by natural-born American citizens—such as freedom of speech, the right to an attorney when accused of a crime, the right to a hearing before a judge before deportation, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures—should apply to immigrants, seven in 10 respondents of the new UMass Poll offered their overwhelming support for these rights applying to legal immigrants. The majority of respondents voiced their support for most of these rights being applied to undocumented immigrants as well. However, Americans do draw a distinction between legal and undocumented immigrants and are much more supportive of the fundamental rights of legal immigrants than of undocumented immigrants.
Opinions on Revoking Citizenship
Trump, meanwhile, has also threatened to revoke the rights of American citizens—including the ultimate threat of invalidating citizenship. The intensity of opposition outweighs support, indicating that attempts to normalize such policies would likely provoke a strong backlash. For example, supermajorities of 64% and 66% oppose revoking citizenship from naturalized or native-born Americans, and over half—52% and 58%, respectively—express strong opposition. The intensity against such policies drops somewhat for children born in the U.S. to parents who are here illegally, but, even here, about half of Americans (49%) would oppose not granting citizenship, while about one-third (34%) would invalidate such citizenship.
A Decrease in Support for ICE Tactics
Compared to the national UMass Poll conducted in April 2025, the new survey found decreased support for—and increased opposition to—many of the aspects underpinning the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, including the use of the military and National Guard to enforce immigration laws, separate immigrant parents from their children, and deport undocumented immigrants to foreign countries.
Since April 2025, Americans have become more opposed to harsh anti-immigration measures. While 37% somewhat or strongly opposed using the military or National Guard to enforce immigration policy in April, 45% oppose it today. Similarly, while 61% of Americans opposed separating undocumented parents from their children during immigration enforcement proceedings in April, that number is up to 67% today. Finally, opposition to deporting undocumented immigrants to foreign prisons is up by seven percentage points, from 47% in April to 54% in July.
Location Matters in Immigration Arrests
The UMass Poll found stark differences in how respondents viewed the locations where immigration arrests are being made. Majorities of the public reject immigration enforcement in churches (54%), schools (53%), and hospitals (52%). These are places where society typically prioritizes compassion, trust, and care over coercion. For this reason, policymakers and ICE may face backlash when targeting these locations. However, public opinion is more fractured with respect to enforcement in other venues like homes (43% support, 37% oppose), businesses (40–41), workplaces (40–44), parks (41–40), and courts (43–40), suggesting enforcement in some public spaces is not considered sacred.
Those from high immigration communities—most notably Latinos—show the lowest support for ICE deployments, especially raids taking place in schools (18%) and churches (17%). Notably, Republican voters overwhelmingly support ICE raids in all locations, including churches (58%), schools (65%), and hospitals (65%). Democrats, by contrast, show consistently low support, with single-digit support in these categories. Only 18% of Democrats support ICE raids at homes. Americans age 55 and older are also far more supportive of giving ICE leeway in places, including churches (39%), compared to just 20% for younger Americans age 19–29. We also see significant gender gaps. All of this suggests strong differences toward punitive immigration enforcement, with Republicans, older Americans, and men more supportive.
Views on Tactics Used by ICE, Protesters
A majority of Americans support the peaceful arrest of alleged undocumented immigrants by ICE. However, there is a majority opposition to many of the controversial tactics that ICE has employed under the Trump administration, such as wearing masks to prevent identification, using military-style weaponry, and using physical force against protestors.
The poll found mixed views on the tactics being used by those opposed to ICE’s more public and aggressive immigration enforcement activities, which have sparked widespread protests—both peaceful and disruptive—among Americans across the nation. Americans strongly support peaceful demonstrations and marches against aggressive ICE enforcement, but support falls off dramatically when protestors engage in aggressive tactics like obstructing arrests, destroying ICE property, or accosting ICE officers.
Higher Education Policy
The new UMass Poll also asked respondents about their views on a segment of American life greatly impacted by immigration policy over the past six months: higher education.
Only 17% of Americans support reducing federal support for scientific research at universities. Just 23% support requiring colleges and universities to consider ideological diversity in hiring and admissions decisions. Of those surveyed, 26% want reductions in federal student loan support, 37% want to prohibit colleges and universities from implementing DEI policies, 28% want to make it more difficult for students from other countries to attend school here, and 30% endorse punishing foreign students for Israel–Gaza activism. The most popular of the higher education policies we asked about was requiring colleges and universities to adopt new policies to protect Jewish students, which received 46% support. Opinions regarding many of these policies were polarized along party lines. The majority of Republicans favor making it more difficult for international students to attend our universities, prohibiting campus DEI policies, punishing foreign students for Israel–Gaza activism, requiring new policies to protect Jewish students, and reducing federal student loan support. However, reductions in funding for scientific research and consideration of ideological diversity in admissions and hiring were unpopular among both Democrats and Republicans. Just 23% of Republicans and 25% of Democrats favor consideration of ideological diversity in hiring and admissions, and only one-third of Republicans—and just 7% of Democrats—want reductions in federal research funding for universities.
Methodology
- Field Dates: July 25–30, 2025
- Sample: 1,000 Respondents
- Margin of Error: 3.5%
This University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll of 1,000 respondents nationally was conducted by YouGov July 25–30, 2025. YouGov interviewed 1,057 total respondents who were then matched down to a sample of 1,000 to produce the final dataset. The frame was constructed by stratified sampling from the full 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) one-year sample with selection within strata by weighted sampling with replacements (using the person weights on the public use file).
The matched cases were weighted to the sampling frame using propensity scores. The matched cases and the frame were combined, and a logistic regression was estimated for inclusion in the frame. The propensity score function included age, gender, race/ethnicity, years of education, region, and home ownership. The propensity scores were grouped into deciles of the estimated propensity score in the frame and post-stratified according to these deciles.
The weights were then post-stratified on 2020 and 2024 presidential vote choice as ranked on gender, age (four categories), race (four categories), and education (four categories) to produce the final weight. The demographic marginals and their interlockings were based on the sample frame. The marginal distribution of 2020 presidential vote choice and its demographic interlockings were based on a politically representative “modeled frame” of U.S. adults, using the 2019 ACS public use microdata file, public voter file records, the 2020 Current Population Survey (CPS) voting and registration supplements, the 2020 National Election Pool (NEP) exit poll, and the 2020 Cooperative Election Survey (CES), including demographics and 2020 presidential vote.
The marginal distribution of 2024 vote choice was based on official ballot counts compiled by the University of Florida Election Lab and CNN. Demographic interlockings for 2024 vote choice were based on CNN’s 2024 exit polls.
Toplines
View the toplines from the August 6, 2025 UMass National Poll on Immigration.
This PDF contains the official toplines from this poll. Toplines are the raw question‑and‑answer results from the poll—showing exactly how people answered each question before any analysis or interpretation is added.
Undocumented & Legal Immigrant Rights (N=1,000)
Do you agree or disagree that undocumented immigrants have the same constitutional right as natural born American citizens to…
Do you agree or disagree that legal immigrants (green card, student visa, refugee/asylum holders, etc.) have the same constitutional right as natural born American citizens to…
| Constitutional Right | Strongly Agree | Somewhat Agree | Neither Agree Nor Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undoc. | Legal | Undoc. | Legal | Undoc. | Legal | Undoc. | Legal | Undoc. | Legal | |
| Freedom of speech | 38% | 57% | 17% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 4% | 21% | 7% |
| An attorney when accused of a crime | 39% | 59% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 6% |
| A hearing before a judge before being deported | 37% | 59% | 17% | 19% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 3% | 23% | 7% |
| Freedom from cruel or unusual punishment | 48% | 63% | 15% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 3% | 14% | 5% |
| Freedom from unreasonable searches or seizures | 33% | 55% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 25% | 7% |
Legal Immigration (N=1,000)
Should legal immigration be increased, kept at its present level, or decreased?
| Response | July 2025 | June 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Increased | 28% | 25% |
| Kept At Its Present Level | 49% | 46% |
| Decreased | 23% | 29% |
Terminating Citizenship (N=1,000)
Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
The federal government should have the power to invalidate the citizenship of . . .
| Group | Strongly Agree | Somewhat Agree | Neither Agree Nor Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigrants to the United States who became U.S. citizens (i.e., naturalized citizens) | 11% | 9% | 16% | 12% | 52% |
| Native-born citizens (i.e., persons with birthright citizenship) | 11% | 8% | 15% | 8% | 58% |
| Children born in the United States if their parents are in the country illegally | 22% | 12% | 17% | 9% | 40% |
| Children born in the United States if their parents are in the nation legally under a temporary student, work, or tourist visa | 13% | 11% | 18% | 12% | 45% |
Immigration Policies (N=1,000)
Recently, there has been a lot of debate about the nation's immigration policies. Do you support or oppose . . .
| Policy | Strongly Support | Somewhat Support | Neither Support Nor Oppose | Somewhat Oppose | Strongly Oppose | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | April 2025 | July 2025 | April 2025 | July 2025 | April 2025 | July 2025 | April 2025 | July 2025 | April 2025 | |
| Using the U.S. Military and National Guard to enforce federal immigration law | 25% | 23% | 14% | 20% | 16% | 18% | 9% | 10% | 36% | 27% |
| Allowing immigrants who are living in the United States illegally to become citizens if they meet citizenship requirements and commit no crimes | 38% | 36% | 25% | 25% | 16% | 16% | 8% | 9% | 14% | 14% |
| Separating undocumented immigrant parents from their children during immigration enforcement proceedings | 8% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 17% | 22% | 15% | 15% | 52% | 46% |
| Deporting undocumented immigrants to prisons in foreign countries | 20% | 22% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 19% | 12% | 15% | 42% | 32% |
| Deporting undocumented immigrants to a country they are not from | 12% | N/A | 8% | N/A | 15% | N/A | 16% | N/A | 49% | N/A |
Deport (N=1,000)
From the following options, please indicate whether you would support or oppose the deportation of . . .
| Group | Strongly Support | Somewhat Support | Neither Support Nor Oppose | Somewhat Oppose | Strongly Oppose | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | April 2025 | July 2025 | April 2025 | July 2025 | April 2025 | July 2025 | April 2025 | July 2025 | April 2025 | |
| An undocumented immigrant whose children were born in the United States | 21% | 20% | 12% | 14% | 20% | 25% | 16% | 17% | 30% | 23% |
| An undocumented immigrant with a criminal record | 52% | 54% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 17% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 5% |
| An undocumented immigrant who has no criminal record outside of their immigration status | 21% | 21% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 25% | 14% | 15% | 31% | 23% |
| A legal immigrant who expresses views in opposition to the domestic policies of the federal government | 13% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 26% | 26% | 13% | 15% | 39% | 36% |
| A legal immigrant who expresses views in opposition to the foreign policies of the federal government | 12% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 27% | 26% | 13% | 15% | 38% | 35% |
| An undocumented immigrant who works full-time and pays taxes | 17% | N/A | 13% | N/A | 20% | N/A | 13% | N/A | 36% | N/A |
ICE Raid Locations (N=1,000)
Do you support or oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests of undocumented immigrants at the following locations?
| Location | Strongly Support | Somewhat Support | Neither Support Nor Oppose | Somewhat Oppose | Strongly Oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churches | 23% | 8% | 16% | 11% | 43% |
| Businesses | 28% | 12% | 19% | 8% | 33% |
| Schools | 25% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 43% |
| Parks | 29% | 12% | 19% | 7% | 33% |
| Courts | 30% | 13% | 16% | 7% | 33% |
| Homes | 30% | 13% | 19% | 7% | 30% |
| Workplaces | 28% | 12% | 17% | 10% | 34% |
| Hospitals or other medical facilities | 24% | 9% | 15% | 10% | 42% |
ICE Protests (N=1,000)
Do you support or oppose the following tactics used by participants in protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests?
| Tactic | Strongly Support | Somewhat Support | Neither Support Nor Oppose | Somewhat Oppose | Strongly Oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaceful demonstrations (marching, chanting, etc.) | 47% | 17% | 22% | 4% | 9% |
| Demands that ICE officers remove their masks and identify themselves | 36% | 12% | 16% | 6% | 29% |
| The filming of ICE officers carrying out arrests | 39% | 13% | 23% | 7% | 18% |
| Attempts to obstruct ICE officers carrying out arrests | 16% | 11% | 23% | 11% | 40% |
| The destruction of ICE officer property | 7% | 7% | 16% | 14% | 56% |
| Physical attacks against ICE officers | 7% | 4% | 16% | 12% | 60% |
ICE Officers (N=1,000)
Do you support or oppose the following tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the arrests of alleged undocumented immigrants?
| Tactic | Strongly Support | Somewhat Support | Neither Support Nor Oppose | Somewhat Oppose | Strongly Oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaceful arrests of alleged undocumented immigrants | 41% | 15% | 22% | 7% | 16% |
| Wearing masks to limit identification | 28% | 8% | 15% | 9% | 49% |
| Using military-grade weapons | 21% | 9% | 15% | 11% | 44% |
| Using physical force against protestors | 21% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 43% |
VRA Needed? (N=1,000)
Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
| Statement | Percentage |
|---|---|
| The Voting Rights Act is still needed to protect the voting rights of people of color. | 60% |
| People of color have equal rights today, and the Voting Rights Act is no longer necessary. | 40% |
Higher Education Confidence (N=1,000)
How much confidence do you have that colleges and universities in the United States can . . .
| Capability | A Great Deal | Quite A Lot | Some | Not Much | Very Little | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Apr. 2025 | Jan. 2024 | July 2025 | Apr. 2025 | Jan. 2024 | July 2025 | Apr. 2025 | Jan. 2024 | July 2025 | Apr. 2025 | Jan. 2024 | July 2025 | Apr. 2025 | Jan. 2024 | |
| Prepare students for successful careers? | 12% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 22% | 25% | 38% | 37% | 37% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 10% |
| Protect freedom of speech on campus? | 10% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 37% | 35% | 33% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| Ensure the safety of people of color? | 14% | 13% | 14% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 36% | 35% | 39% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 10% | 13% | 8% |
| Prepare students for citizenship in American democracy? | 9% | 10% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 38% | 37% | 37% | 21% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Ensure the safety of religious minorities? | 10% | 10% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 40% | 34% | 37% | 23% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 19% | 14% |
| Make a college degree affordable? | 9% | 11% | N/A | 8% | 9% | N/A | 21% | 23% | N/A | 31% | 29% | N/A | 31% | 28% | N/A |
Higher Ed Policies
Do you support or oppose…?
| Policy | Strongly Support | Somewhat Support | Neither Support Nor Oppose | Somewhat Oppose | Strongly Oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reducing federal support for scientific research at universities | 7% | 10% | 27% | 15% | 41% |
| Prohibiting colleges and universities from implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies | 26% | 11% | 19% | 10% | 35% |
| Making it more difficult for students from other countries to attend colleges and universities in the United States | 14% | 14% | 26% | 14% | 32% |
| Punishing foreign student activists who have led protests against Israel's war in Gaza | 20% | 10% | 28% | 9% | 34% |
| Requiring colleges and universities to adopt new policies to protect Jewish students on campus | 22% | 24% | 36% | 7% | 10% |
| Reducing federal support for student loans | 16% | 10% | 21% | 19% | 34% |
| Requiring colleges and universities to consider ideological diversity when making admissions and hiring decisions | 9% | 14% | 42% | 11% | 23% |
Pay College Athletes
Some people believe that college athletes should receive salaries in addition to their scholarships. Others disagree with this position and believe that college athletes should only receive scholarships. Do you agree or disagree that college athletes should receive a salary in addition to their scholarships?
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | 13% |
| Somewhat Agree | 17% |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 33% |
| Somewhat Disagree | 14% |
| Strongly Disagree | 23% |
Demographic Breakdown of the University of Massachusetts Amherst July 2025 National Poll
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White | 68% |
| African American | 13% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Asian | 5% |
| HS or less | 37% |
| Some Coll. | 20% |
| Coll. Deg. | 30% |
| Postgrad | 13% |
| 18-29 | 20% |
| 30-54 | 39% |
| >55 | 41% |
| Liberal | 31% |
| Moderate | 34% |
| Conservative | 35% |
| Men | 49% |
| Women | 51% |
| Harris | 49% |
| Trump | 51% |
| Democrat | 41% |
| Independent | 22% |
| Republican | 37% |
Crosstabs
View the crosstabs from the August 6, 2025 UMass National Poll on Immigration.
This PDF contains the official crosstabs from this poll. Crosstabs break the raw question-and-answer results out by different groups of respondents, such as age, gender, or party affiliation, showing how answers vary across the population.
RIGHTS FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS (% AGREE)
| Freedom of Speech | Attorney When Accused | Hearing Before Deportation | Freedom From Cruel/Unusual | Freedom From Unreasonable Search/Seizure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 55% | 54% | 54% | 65% | 45% |
| Gender | Women | 55% | 55% | 55% | 61% | 49% |
| Age | 18-29 | 65% | 59% | 60% | 65% | 52% |
| Age | 30-54 | 57% | 58% | 57% | 62% | 48% |
| Age | >55 | 49% | 50% | 49% | 63% | 43% |
| Education | HS or less | 45% | 46% | 48% | 54% | 37% |
| Education | Some Coll. | 58% | 56% | 57% | 65% | 49% |
| Education | Coll. Deg. | 60% | 60% | 59% | 67% | 51% |
| Education | Postgrad | 67% | 65% | 59% | 75% | 62% |
| Income | <$40k | 49% | 50% | 51% | 55% | 41% |
| Income | $40k-$100k | 59% | 57% | 57% | 69% | 46% |
| Income | >100k | 61% | 61% | 61% | 69% | 56% |
| Party ID | Dem. | 80% | 81% | 84% | 82% | 75% |
| Party ID | Ind. | 55% | 48% | 47% | 56% | 42% |
| Party ID | Rep. | 28% | 30% | 26% | 46% | 19% |
| Ideology | Lib | 89% | 87% | 89% | 88% | 86% |
| Ideology | Mod. | 57% | 56% | 58% | 67% | 46% |
| Ideology | Cons. | 27% | 29% | 24% | 44% | 17% |
| Race | White | 53% | 53% | 53% | 65% | 44% |
| Race | African American | 50% | 57% | 55% | 62% | 51% |
| Race | Latino | 58% | 59% | 59% | 57% | 50% |
| Race | Asian | 70% | 68% | 68% | 64% | 66% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Harris | 83% | 80% | 84% | 83% | 77% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Trump | 28% | 28% | 24% | 46% | 17% |
RIGHTS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRANTS (% AGREE)
| Freedom of Speech | Attorney When Accused | Hearing Before Deportation | Freedom From Cruel/Unusual | Freedom From Unreasonable Search/Seizure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 79% | 78% | 78% | 77% | 76% |
| Gender | Women | 74% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| Age | 18-29 | 81% | 79% | 79% | 75% | 70% |
| Age | 30-54 | 75% | 73% | 76% | 74% | 70% |
| Age | >55 | 76% | 78% | 77% | 80% | 74% |
| Education | HS or less | 70% | 68% | 71% | 69% | 66% |
| Education | Some Coll. | 79% | 75% | 76% | 77% | 68% |
| Education | Coll. Deg. | 80% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 77% |
| Education | Postgrad | 82% | 87% | 85% | 87% | 81% |
| Income | <$40k | 72% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 64% |
| Income | $40k-$100k | 79% | 79% | 81% | 80% | 73% |
| Income | >100k | 81% | 84% | 84% | 82% | 80% |
| Party ID | Dem. | 87% | 88% | 90% | 86% | 86% |
| Party ID | Ind. | 74% | 72% | 69% | 70% | 65% |
| Party ID | Rep. | 65% | 66% | 67% | 70% | 60% |
| Ideology | Lib | 92% | 92% | 94% | 92% | 90% |
| Ideology | Mod. | 78% | 78% | 78% | 77% | 73% |
| Ideology | Cons. | 65% | 64% | 66% | 69% | 61% |
| Race | White | 78% | 77% | 78% | 80% | 72% |
| Race | African American | 77% | 77% | 81% | 71% | 71% |
| Race | Latino | 71% | 74% | 71% | 68% | 70% |
| Race | Asian | 73% | 76% | 80% | 76% | 71% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Harris | 91% | 91% | 92% | 87% | 88% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Trump | 67% | 67% | 67% | 73% | 61% |
IMMIGRATION POLICIES (% SUPPORT)
| Using Military or National Guard to Enforce Immigration Law | Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Become Citizens if Meet Requirements and No Crimes | Separating Undocumented Immigrant Parents from Their Children During Immigration Enforcement Proceedings | Deporting Undocumented Immigrants to Prisons in Foreign Countries | Deporting Undocumented Immigrants to a Country They Are Not From | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 41% | 60% | 20% | 35% | 25% |
| Gender | Women | 38% | 66% | 11% | 25% | 14% |
| Age | 18-29 | 22% | 70% | 13% | 20% | 11% |
| Age | 30-54 | 34% | 62% | 14% | 25% | 15% |
| Age | >55 | 52% | 60% | 19% | 39% | 28% |
| Education | HS or less | 43% | 57% | 17% | 34% | 22% |
| Education | Some Coll. | 38% | 68% | 17% | 28% | 21% |
| Education | Coll. Deg. | 37% | 65% | 13% | 27% | 17% |
| Education | Postgrad | 36% | 67% | 16% | 28% | 18% |
| Income | <$40k | 38% | 61% | 12% | 26% | 16% |
| Income | $40k-$100k | 40% | 64% | 16% | 29% | 20% |
| Income | >100k | 39% | 66% | 19% | 35% | 22% |
| Party ID | Dem. | 8% | 87% | 3% | 5% | 4% |
| Party ID | Ind. | 28% | 53% | 8% | 18% | 12% |
| Party ID | Rep. | 81% | 42% | 34% | 64% | 41% |
| Ideology | Lib | 6% | 91% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Ideology | Mod. | 31% | 63% | 9% | 21% | 15% |
| Ideology | Cons. | 82% | 41% | 36% | 67% | 40% |
| Race | White | 46% | 60% | 18% | 36% | 24% |
| Race | African American | 23% | 68% | 8% | 19% | 8% |
| Race | Latino | 30% | 73% | 14% | 21% | 16% |
| Race | Asian | 15% | 67% | 6% | 5% | 0% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Harris | 8% | 88% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Trump | 80% | 39% | 35% | 65% | 42% |
INVALIDATING CITIZENSHIP (% AGREE)
| Immigrants to the United States Who Became U.S. Citizens | Native-Born Citizens | Children Born in the United States if Their Parents Are in the Country Illegally | Children Born in the United States if Their Parents Are in the Nation Legally Under a Temporary Student, Work, or Tourist Visa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 19% | 20% | 38% | 25% |
| Gender | Women | 21% | 19% | 30% | 24% |
| Age | 18-29 | 13% | 15% | 26% | 20% |
| Age | 30-54 | 21% | 19% | 33% | 27% |
| Age | >55 | 22% | 21% | 39% | 25% |
| Education | HS or less | 25% | 24% | 40% | 28% |
| Education | Some Coll. | 20% | 17% | 31% | 24% |
| Education | Coll. Deg. | 17% | 17% | 30% | 22% |
| Education | Postgrad | 11% | 13% | 34% | 20% |
| Income | <$40k | 23% | 19% | 35% | 28% |
| Income | $40k-$100k | 20% | 19% | 35% | 23% |
| Income | >100k | 18% | 24% | 35% | 25% |
| Party ID | Dem. | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% |
| Party ID | Ind. | 18% | 17% | 30% | 20% |
| Party ID | Rep. | 30% | 28% | 61% | 41% |
| Ideology | Lib | 8% | 11% | 9% | 10% |
| Ideology | Mod. | 20% | 17% | 28% | 22% |
| Ideology | Cons. | 29% | 28% | 62% | 40% |
| Race | White | 19% | 18% | 39% | 26% |
| Race | African American | 27% | 20% | 32% | 26% |
| Race | Latino | 22% | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Race | Asian | 13% | 14% | 17% | 8% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Harris | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Trump | 25% | 27% | 60% | 39% |
DEPORTATION (% SUPPORT)
| An Undocumented Immigrant Whose Children Were Born in the United States | An Undocumented Immigrant with a Criminal Record | An Undocumented Immigrant Who Has No Criminal Record Outside of Their Immigration Status | A Legal Immigrant Who Expresses Views in Opposition to the Domestic Policies of the Federal Government | A Legal Immigrant Who Expresses Views in Opposition to the Foreign Policies of the Federal Government | An Undocumented Immigrant Who Works Full-Time and Pays Taxes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 39% | 73% | 43% | 24% | 23% | 36% |
| Gender | Women | 28% | 65% | 30% | 22% | 22% | 25% |
| Age | 18-29 | 21% | 58% | 27% | 12% | 9% | 21% |
| Age | 30-54 | 27% | 62% | 32% | 18% | 19% | 25% |
| Age | >55 | 45% | 81% | 46% | 33% | 31% | 40% |
| Education | HS or less | 39% | 68% | 42% | 29% | 26% | 37% |
| Education | Some Coll. | 32% | 72% | 36% | 21% | 21% | 26% |
| Education | Coll. Deg. | 27% | 70% | 33% | 20% | 21% | 25% |
| Education | Postgrad | 32% | 65% | 32% | 13% | 15% | 30% |
| Income | <$40k | 32% | 62% | 34% | 21% | 20% | 29% |
| Income | $40k-$100k | 33% | 71% | 40% | 24% | 24% | 31% |
| Income | >100k | 37% | 74% | 37% | 23% | 24% | 31% |
| Party ID | Dem. | 9% | 55% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Party ID | Ind. | 23% | 66% | 30% | 17% | 15% | 26% |
| Party ID | Rep. | 66% | 86% | 67% | 42% | 41% | 58% |
| Ideology | Lib | 4% | 50% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| Ideology | Mod. | 28% | 73% | 36% | 19% | 17% | 23% |
| Ideology | Cons. | 68% | 87% | 67% | 45% | 45% | 60% |
| Race | White | 40% | 73% | 43% | 25% | 26% | 35% |
| Race | African American | 24% | 50% | 23% | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| Race | Latino | 21% | 68% | 28% | 24% | 14% | 23% |
| Race | Asian | 7% | 53% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 11% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Harris | 9% | 57% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Trump | 66% | 87% | 68% | 46% | 43% | 58% |
ICE RAIDS (% SUPPORT)
| Church | Business | School | Parks | Court | Home | Workplace | Hospital | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 36% | 46% | 40% | 49% | 48% | 50% | 47% | 40% |
| Gender | Women | 24% | 34% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 38% | 33% | 26% |
| Age | 18-29 | 20% | 27% | 22% | 29% | 34% | 33% | 27% | 19% |
| Age | 30-54 | 26% | 33% | 28% | 34% | 37% | 37% | 34% | 28% |
| Age | >55 | 39% | 52% | 42% | 53% | 54% | 55% | 51% | 44% |
| Education | HS or less | 36% | 45% | 39% | 48% | 50% | 51% | 46% | 41% |
| Education | Some Coll. | 26% | 37% | 30% | 37% | 41% | 39% | 36% | 28% |
| Education | Coll. Deg. | 27% | 37% | 29% | 37% | 38% | 39% | 37% | 28% |
| Education | Postgrad | 27% | 35% | 27% | 36% | 38% | 41% | 36% | 30% |
| Income | <$40k | 23% | 36% | 27% | 37% | 43% | 39% | 36% | 30% |
| Income | $40k-$100k | 34% | 43% | 37% | 47% | 44% | 48% | 43% | 35% |
| Income | >100k | 32% | 41% | 33% | 39% | 44% | 45% | 42% | 34% |
| Party ID | Dem. | 9% | 12% | 7% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 13% | 8% |
| Party ID | Ind. | 22% | 30% | 25% | 30% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 23% |
| Party ID | Rep. | 58% | 76% | 65% | 78% | 80% | 78% | 74% | 65% |
| Ideology | Lib | 8% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 5% |
| Ideology | Mod. | 19% | 36% | 24% | 35% | 40% | 41% | 35% | 23% |
| Ideology | Cons. | 63% | 78% | 69% | 79% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 70% |
| Race | White | 35% | 47% | 39% | 48% | 51% | 52% | 47% | 39% |
| Race | African American | 23% | 28% | 20% | 28% | 30% | 29% | 28% | 23% |
| Race | Latino | 17% | 22% | 18% | 27% | 29% | 29% | 28% | 19% |
| Race | Asian | 9% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 22% | 18% | 10% | 10% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Harris | 9% | 11% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 8% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Trump | 58% | 75% | 65% | 76% | 80% | 77% | 74% | 65% |
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICIES (% SUPPORT)
| Reduce Federal Funding for Scientific Research | Prohibiting DEI | More Difficult for Int'l Students to Attend | Punishing Foreign Students for Activism | Requiring New Policies to Protect Jewish Students | Reducing Federal Support for Student Loans | Consider Ideological Diversity in Admission and Hiring | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 21% | 44% | 29% | 35% | 45% | 31% | 22% |
| Gender | Women | 13% | 29% | 26% | 25% | 48% | 22% | 24% |
| Age | 18-29 | 12% | 29% | 20% | 21% | 38% | 15% | 22% |
| Age | 30-54 | 16% | 31% | 24% | 24% | 39% | 23% | 22% |
| Age | >55 | 21% | 45% | 35% | 40% | 58% | 35% | 24% |
| Education | HS or less | 19% | 44% | 32% | 34% | 51% | 31% | 22% |
| Education | Some Coll. | 16% | 34% | 24% | 26% | 43% | 23% | 23% |
| Education | Coll. Deg. | 17% | 34% | 27% | 28% | 46% | 26% | 22% |
| Education | Postgrad | 13% | 24% | 20% | 29% | 41% | 20% | 28% |
| Income | <$40k | 14% | 32% | 24% | 24% | 46% | 23% | 21% |
| Income | $40k-$100k | 19% | 42% | 31% | 32% | 48% | 29% | 24% |
| Income | >100k | 16% | 34% | 24% | 34% | 48% | 25% | 24% |
| Party ID | Dem. | 7% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 41% | 7% | 25% |
| Party ID | Ind. | 10% | 26% | 19% | 14% | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| Party ID | Rep. | 33% | 71% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 50% | 23% |
| Ideology | Lib | 4% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 38% | 4% | 28% |
| Ideology | Mod. | 13% | 32% | 19% | 21% | 43% | 20% | 20% |
| Ideology | Cons. | 35% | 72% | 58% | 65% | 65% | 53% | 25% |
| Race | White | 20% | 42% | 34% | 36% | 48% | 31% | 23% |
| Race | African American | 11% | 16% | 7% | 17% | 45% | 15% | 24% |
| Race | Latino | 17% | 35% | 21% | 22% | 44% | 20% | 25% |
| Race | Asian | 7% | 12% | 5% | 7% | 27% | 7% | 22% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Harris | 8% | 13% | 7% | 10% | 44% | 10% | 27% |
| 2024 Vote Choice | Trump | 35% | 72% | 57% | 60% | 64% | 54% | 24% |
Demographic Breakdown of the University of Massachusetts Amherst July 2025 National Poll
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White | 68% |
| African American | 13% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Asian | 5% |
| HS or less | 37% |
| Some Coll. | 20% |
| Coll. Deg. | 30% |
| Postgrad | 13% |
| 18-29 | 20% |
| 30-54 | 39% |
| >55 | 41% |
| Liberal | 31% |
| Moderate | 34% |
| Conservative | 35% |
| Men | 49% |
| Women | 51% |
| Harris | 49% |
| Trump | 51% |
| Democrat | 41% |
| Independent | 22% |
| Republican | 37% |
Contact for This Poll
Director of UMass Poll
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