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Flash Poll of Cuban Americans
Reaction to President Obamas Change in U.S.-Cuba Policy
Methodology
Sample
400 Cuban American adults living in the

United States
Dates of Interviews
December 17th to December 18th, 2014
Languages of Interviews
English, Spanish
Margin of Error
+/- 4.9 percentage points
President Barack Obama
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable

opinion of President Barack Obama?
100%
80%
41%
60%
40%
19%
55%
22%
20%
1%
3%
0%
Very
favorable
opinion
Somewhat Unfavorable
favorable
opinion
opinion
Do not
recognize
No answer

By Country of Birth
37%
Born in Cuba
56%
7%
Favorable
Unfavorable
No answer
51%
Born in the U.S.
0%
20%
40%
49%
60%
80%
100%

By Age
67%
18 to 29
35%
30 to 49
33%
65%
Favorable
Unfavorable
46%
50 to 64
46%
22%
65+
0%
20%
66%
40%
60%
8%
12%
80%
100%
No Answer

By Political Party Affiliation (Among registered voters)
Republican
25% 2%
73%
Democrat
6%
89%
5%
Favorable
Unfavorable
No Answer
58%
Independent/Other
0%
20%
40%
38%
60%
80%
4%
100%
How would you rate the job that President Barack Obama is
doing, specifically with regard to United States policy
towards Cuba?
Excellent/Good
14%
Mediocre/Poor
15%
19%
33%
60%
45%
7%
Don't know/No answer
0%
20%
40%
60%
How would you rate the job that President Barack Obama is doing,
specifically with regard to United States policy towards Cuba?
Favorable
Unfavorable
No answer
Democrat
Republican
Independent/Other
68%
24%
8%
7%
91%
2%
44%
56%
-
10
Change in U.S.-Cuba Policy
11
Summary of President Obamas Announcement

On December 17th, 2014 President Obama announced that
the United States would begin to normalize relations with
Cuba for the first time since 1961.
Normalizing relations with Cuba would mean:
re-establishing an embassy in Havana;

carrying out high-level exchanges and visits between the two
governments;
working with Cuba on issues like drug trafficking, environmental
protection and human trafficking; easing travel restrictions;
allowing greater banking ties;
raising the level of remittances allowed to be sent to Cuban
nationals; and
allowing American travelers to import goods from Cuba.
12
Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas

announcement to begin normalizing relations with Cuba?
8%
44%
48%
Agree
Disagree
Dont know/No answer
13

By Country of Birth
38%
Born in Cuba
53%
64%
Born in the U.S.
0%
20%
Agree
40%
Disagree
9%
33%
60%
80%
Dont know/No answer
3%
100%
14

By Decade of Arrival (Among Cuban Americans born in Cuba)
29%
Before 1980
64%
45%
After 1980
0%
20%
Agree
7%
44%
40%
Disagree
60%
11%
80%
100%
15

By Age
53%
18 to 29
47%
30 to 49
58%
50 to 64
0%
11%
45%
8%
38%
25%
65+
36%
67%
20%
40%
Agree
Disagree
60%
4%
8%
80%
100%
16

By Voter Registration Status
Registered Voters
Non Voters
0%
Agree
43%
49%
8%
46%
45%
9%
20%
Disagree
40%
60%
80%
100%
17

73%
Democrat
Republican
11%
23% 4%
79%
63%
Independent/Other
0%
20%
Agree
Disagree
10%
27% 10%
40%
60%
80%
100%
18

By State of Residence
35%
Living in Florida
56%
61%
Living in the rest of U.S.
0%
Agree
20%
Disagree
40%
60%
9%
32%
7%
80%
100%
19
Why do you agree with President Obamas

Its time for a change/The embargo hasnt worked

To help the people in Cuba
Good for country relations
Other
No answer
38%
23%
7%
9%
23%
20
Why do you disagree with President Obamas

Should not negotiate with Communist dictatorship

It will benefit Castros government
No human rights in Cuba
Its a betrayal of Cuban Americans
Wont change anything for the Cuban people
U.S. has nothing to gain
President Obama did not consult Congress
Other
No answer
24%
17%
10%
8%
6%
6%
3%
12%
14%
21
Do you think President Obamas announcement is good

for the people on the island of Cuba or good for the
United States?
40%
20%
34%
30%
21%
10%
5%
0%
Good for the Good for the
people in the
U.S.
island of
Cuba
Good for
both
Good for
neither
Don't
know/No
answer
22
Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas decision to

exchange Cuban spies for the release of 53 political prisoners
and a U.S. intelligent asset who had been imprisoned in Cuba
for 20 years?
17%
40%
43%
Agree
Disagree
23
Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas decision to exchange Cuban

spies for the release of 53 political prisoners and a U.S. intelligent asset who
had been imprisoned in Cuba for 20 years?
By Country of Birth
38%
Born in Cuba
50%
45%
Born in the U.S.
0%
20%
Agree
21%
40%
Disagree
60%
12%
34%
80%
Dont know/No answer
100%
24

28%
Before 1980
59%
45%
After 1980
0%
20%
Agree
13%
43%
40%
Disagree
60%
12%
80%
100%
25

By Age
63%
18 to 29
37%
30 to 49
19%
41%
43%
50 to 64
0%
22%
42%
24%
65+
15%
60%
20%
40%
Agree
Disagree
60%
18%
16%
80%
100%
26

59%
Democrat
19%
16%
Republican
71%
60%
Independent/Other
0%
20%
Agree
Disagree
13%
29%
40%
60%
22%
80%
11%
100%
27

32%
Living in Florida
51%
53%
0%
Agree
20%
Disagree
17%
27%
40%
60%
80%
20%
100%
28
Do you favor or oppose easing restrictions on

travel between the United States and Cuba?
14%
47%
39%
Favor
Oppose
29
Do you favor or oppose easing restrictions on travel

between the United States and Cuba?
By Country of Birth
45%
Born in Cuba
44%
53%
Born in the U.S.
0%
20%
Favor
Oppose
11%
26%
40%
60%
22%
80%
Dont know/No answer
100%
30

Before 1980
45%
47%
8%
After 1980
46%
42%
12%
0%
20%
Favor
40%
Oppose
60%
80%
100%
31

71%
Democrat
26%
Republican
22% 7%
56%
72%
Independent/Other
0%
20%
Favor
Oppose
40%
16%
19% 9%
60%
80%
100%
32

41%
Living in Florida
45%
58%
0%
Favor
20%
Oppose
40%
14%
29%
60%
80%
13%
100%
33
Now that travel restrictions are being lifted,

do you plan on traveling to Cuba in the near future?
6%
29%
65%
Yes
No
34

By Country of Birth
28%
Born in Cuba
33%
Born in the U.S.
0%
20%
Yes
40%
No
67%
5%
57%
10%
60%
80%
Dont know/No answer
100%
35

19%
Before 1980
76%
36%
After 1980
0%
59%
20%
Yes
5%
40%
No
60%
5%
80%
100%
36

By Age
38%
18 to 29
32%
30 to 49
3%
48%
11%
0%
5%
65%
39%
50 to 64
65+
57%
13%
84%
20%
Yes
40%
No
60%
5%
80%
100%
37
Do you think that the U.S. embargo on Cuba

should continue or should not continue?
16%
40%
Should continue
44%
Should not continue

38

By Country of Birth
45%
Born in Cuba
38% 17%
Should continue
Should not continue
Dont know/No answer
25%
Born in the U.S.
0%
63%
12%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
39

54%
Before 1980
32% 14%
Should continue
Should not continue
39%
After 1980
0%
20%
40%
43%
60%
18%
80% 100%
40

By Age
18 to 29
31%
30 to 49
33%
40%
29%
58%
9%
Should continue
Should not continue
36%
50 to 64
50%
57%
65+
0%
20%
40%
14%
28% 15%
60%
80%
100%
41

By Voter Registration Status
Registered Voters
44%
42% 14%
Should continue
Should not continue
Non Voters
31%
50% 19%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
42

Democrat
Republican
18%
66%
70%
16%
18%
12%
Should continue
Should not continue
Independent/Other
31%
52% 17%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
43

Living in Florida
43%
41% 16%
Should continue
Should not continue

34%
51% 15%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
44
Do you think Cuba should be removed from

the list of state sponsors of terrorism?
18%
22%
60%
Yes
No
45
Would you favor or oppose the establishment

of a Cuban consulate in Miami?
60%
50%
39%
40%
11%
20%
0%
Favor
Oppose
Don't know/No
answer
46

By Country of Birth
44%
Born in Cuba
43%
70%
Born in the U.S.
0%
20%
Favor
Oppose
40%
13%
27% 3%
60%
80%
Dont know/No answer
100%
47

31%
Before 1980
52%
53%
After 1980
0%
20%
Favor
17%
35%
40%
Oppose
60%
80%
12%
100%
48

By Age
69%
18 to 29
24%
7%
30 to 49
57%
35%
8%
50 to 64
56%
34%
12%
27%
65+
0%
20%
Favor
56%
40%
Oppose
60%
17%
80%
100%
49

41%
Living in Florida
46%
67%
0%
Favor
20%
Oppose
40%
13%
24% 9%
60%
80%
100%
50
Once relations between the United States and Cuba

are normalized, do you plan to invest in Cuba?
100%
75%
80%
60%
40%
20%
13%
12%
0%
Yes
No
Don't know/No
answer
51
Once relations between the United States and Cuba

are normalized, do you plan to invest in Cuba?
By Age
33%
18 to 29
57%
10%
6%
74%
20%
50 to 64
9%
70%
21%
65+
8%
30 to 49
0%
91%
20%
Yes
40%
No
60%
1%
80%
100%
52
If freedom and democracy were re-established in Cuba,

would you return to Cuba to live or would you stay and live
in the United States?
3% 9%
Return to Cuba
Stay and live in the U.S.
88%
53
If freedom and democracy were re-established in Cuba,

would you return to Cuba to live or would you stay and live
in the United States?
By Country of Birth
Born in Cuba
12%
84%
4%
Return to Cuba
Stay and live in the U.S.
Dont know/No answer
96%
Born in the U.S.
0%
4%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
54
Demographics
55
Age
29%
18%
18-29
27%
26%
30-49
50-64
65 and over
56
Gender
48%
52%
Female
Male
57
Country of Birth
24%
76%
United states
Cuba
58
In what year did you come to the United States

from Cuba?
Asked only of those who were born in Cuba
100%
80%
60%
40%
35%
23%
11%
20%
16%
14%
1%
0%
1960s or
before
1970s
1980s
1990s
After the
Don't
year 2000 know/No
answer
59
State of Residence
35%
65%
Living in Florida
60
Voter Registration Status
34%
66%
Registered Voters
Non Voters
61
Political Party Affiliation

Asked only of registered voters
100%
80%
47%
60%
40%
35%
16%
20%
1%
1%
0%
Democrat
Republican Independent
Other
Don't
know/No
answer
62
Language of Interview
55%
45%
English
Spanish
For additional information on this study or the firm, please contact:
Fernand Amandi
Managing Partner
3250 Mary Street, Suite 403
Miami, FL 33133
305.529.9916
famandi@bendixenonline.com
http://BendixenandAmandi.com

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Flash Poll of Cuban Americans

Reaction to President Obamas Change in U.S.-Cuba Policy

400 Cuban American adults living in the

December 17th to December 18th, 2014

+/- 4.9 percentage points

President Barack Obama

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable

Born in the U.S.

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable

Don't know/No answer

Change in U.S.-Cuba Policy

Summary of President Obamas Announcement

re-establishing an embassy in Havana;

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas

Dont know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas

Born in the U.S.

Dont know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas

Don't know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas

Don't know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas

Don't know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas

Don't know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas

Living in the rest of U.S.

Don't know/No answer

Why do you agree with President Obamas

Its time for a change/The embargo hasnt worked

Why do you disagree with President Obamas

Should not negotiate with Communist dictatorship

Do you think President Obamas announcement is good

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas decision to

Don't know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas decision to exchange Cuban

Born in the U.S.

Dont know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas decision to exchange Cuban

Don't know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas decision to exchange Cuban

Don't know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas decision to exchange Cuban

Don't know/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with President Obamas decision to exchange Cuban

Living in the rest of U.S.

Don't know/No answer

Do you favor or oppose easing restrictions on

Don't know/No answer

Do you favor or oppose easing restrictions on travel

Born in the U.S.

Dont know/No answer

Do you favor or oppose easing restrictions on travel

Don't know/No answer

Do you favor or oppose easing restrictions on travel

Don't know/No answer

Do you favor or oppose easing restrictions on travel

Living in the rest of U.S.

Don't know/No answer

Now that travel restrictions are being lifted,

Don't know/No answer