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Latino voters swing left in midterm elections, lifting Democrats to big wins in Texas and nationwide
Compiled Nov 6
What happened
Latino voters moved sharply left in the midterm elections, helping Democrats sweep races in Texas and win battleground House seats nationwide
The detail
In Texas, voters flipped a Senate seat and the governor's office to Democrats along with every statewide office on the ballot
The detail
Democrats won every House district touching the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since 2008
The detail
Fourteen Hispanic Democrats were newly elected, 10 of them in districts currently held by Republicans or redrawn to favor the GOP
How it unfolded
2022: Gabe Vasquez won his New Mexico House district by less than 1 percentage point · 2024: Trump beat Kamala Harris in the presidential race, winning about 55% of Hispanic support in Florida and roughly splitting Hispanic voters in Texas · Two years ago: Roughly 4 in 10 Hispanic voters backed Trump · Tuesday (midterm election day): Democrats swept Texas statewide offices, flipped border House districts, and 14 Hispanic Democrats were newly elected · Nearly a century ago: The last time a Democrat won a U.S. Senate race in Kansas before Adam Hamilton's win
By the numbers
~1/3 Hispanic voters backing Republican House candidates · 7 in 10 Hispanic voters supporting Talarico · ~20 percentage points swing toward Talarico among Hispanic voters under 65 · 17 percentage points Rep. Gabe Vasquez's winning margin · 27% turnout surge over 2022