The invention belongs to the technical field of emulsion polymerization, and relates to a preparation method of carboxylic butadiene-acrylonitrile latex. A seed emulsion polymerization technology is adopted, and the preparation method comprises the steps of vacuumizing a polymerization kettle, adding deionized water, an emulsifier 1, an emulsifier 2, a seed emulsion and an initiator, carrying out gradient heating at the temperature of 25-60 DEG C, starting to dropwise add a mixture solution of acrylonitrile, butadiene, a carboxylic acid monomer and a molecular weight regulator for free radical emulsion polymerization for 6-9 hours, heating to 75 DEG C, keeping the temperature for 2 hours, cooling, adjusting the pH value of a reaction product to 6-8 by using an alkaline substance, and filtering to obtain carboxylic butadiene-acrylonitrile latex. Compared with the prior art, the carboxylic butadiene-acrylonitrile latex provided by the invention has excellent stability. The carboxylic butadiene-acrylonitrile latex is good in flowability, and is suitable for dipping gloves, medical examination gloves, thin (unlined) gloves and the like. The gradient heating process is adopted, the reaction condition is mild, the monomer is dropwise added, the temperature runaway phenomenon and the condensation product generation are effectively controlled, and the process is easy to control.