It’s Too Late, Republicans Have Lost the Latino Vote

Democrats’ winning message and vision is in line with the issues that matter most to Latinos: affordability, economic opportunity, and health care access. Under Trump’s leadership, Republicans have shown they are out of touch, and their reckless economic policies have only made life entirely unaffordable.

Compared to last year, an alarming 39% of Latinos feel they are worse off, and 65% believe Republicans are not doing enough to fix the economy.

DCCC Spokesperson Bridget Gonzalez:
“Latino voters are helping power Democratic wins because we’re fighting for them: for good-paying jobs, affordable health care, and opportunity for every family. Republicans are scared because their catastrophic Republican agenda of divisions and cuts has slashed Latino support. In 2026, Latinos will be a driving force in restoring Democratic leadership.”

Read what they are saying:

• “This is a wake-up call for the GOP,” Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., told NBC News.
• Democrats’ double-digit victories in governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia, as well as wins in …California, were driven in part by high levels of support among Latino voters.

Los Angeles Times: Trump made inroads with Latino voters. The GOP is losing them ahead of the midterms

• But in this week’s election, Democrats in key states were able to disrupt that rightward shift by gaining back Latino support, exit polls showed.
• The results mark the first concrete example at the ballot box of Latino voters turning away from the GOP — a shift foreshadowed by recent polling as their concerns about the economy and immigration raids have grown.

The Washington Post: How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters

• This year, most Democratic statewide candidates won Latino voters by at least 30 points in exit polls, re-creating the margins their party held before 2024. In New Jersey, 18 percent of Latino voters who backed Trump last year cast their ballot for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, exit poll data showed.

The Huffington Post: ‘Desperate, Frustrated, Angry’: Latinos Are The Swing Voters At The Center Of American Politics

• “This is a community that’s desperate, frustrated, angry and is more than willing to punish what party is in power and is not addressing the problem,” said Mike Madrid, an anti-Trump Republican consultant and expert on Latino voters.

NOTUS: Republicans Lost Non-White Trump Voters. Some Say That Should Be a ‘Wake Up Call.’

• Republicans failed this week to maintain the inroads with Black and Hispanic voters that helped deliver Donald Trump the presidency and hand Republicans a majority in the House and Senate.
• In New Jersey, governor-elect Mikie Sherrill won 77% of non-white voters, and Virginia’s governor-elect Abigail Spanberger won 83%, according to CNN’s initial exit polls. Exit polls are subject to change, although both Sherrill and Spanberger performed well in counties with higher populations of non-white voters.

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