Trump sees ‘historic realignment’ as GOP points to record Latino vote; gains across map

Latino voters delivered big for the GOP this week, giving the party arguably its best-ever numbers at the presidential level and hinting at a lasting political realignment.

Presumptive President-elect Donald Trump scored somewhere between 41% and 45% of the Hispanic vote, and also seems to have improved among Black voters, particularly in crucial swing states. He solidified GOP margins in Florida and Texas, flipped Sunbelt and Rustbelt states he needed to secure the Electoral College win, and cut into Democratic leads in traditional blue strongholds.

In New York, which President Biden won by 23 percentage points in 2020, Mr. Trump trailed Vice President Kamala Harris by about a dozen points early Wednesday. He was about 5 points behind Ms. Harris in New Jersey, a state that went for Mr. Biden by about 16 points last time.