Latinos swing back toward Democrats

Politics,Latinos,Voting,Polls,2026 Midterm Elections

Posted on AllSides October 5, 2026

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Latino voters, whose dramatic shift toward President Trump helped power his 2024 victory, are moving sharply back toward Democrats ahead of the midterms, two new national polls show.

Why it matters: Republicans built pieces of their 2026 strategy, including newly drawn House districts in Texas and Florida, around the assumption that Trump's historic Latino gains would endure. A reversal is complicating...

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