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Latino vote helped thwart Texas Republicans' redistricting effort

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Paulsen, D. (2026, November 7). Latino vote helped thwart Texas Republicans' redistricting effort. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/Politics/latino-vote-helped-thwart-texas-republicans-redistricting-effort/story?id=137880812

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-11-08 · by Diana Paulsen

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Texas Republicans' recent attempt at redistricting aimed at gaining five additional House seats through a mid-decade redrawing was thwarted due to strong Latino voter turnout, particularly in the Rio Grande Valley. In this region, where Hispanic voters make up over 90% of the population, Democrats won all four redrawn districts by double-digit margins. According to an ABC News poll, dissatisfaction with President Trump's immigration policies and economic conditions significantly influenced voting behavior among Hispanics, who also showed increased turnout in South Texas counties compared to previous years.
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Democrats won control of every House seat along the Southern border in Tuesday’s midterm election, securing all nine seats in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Three previously Republican-held districts flipped to Democratic representation this year. In South Texas, Democrats Katy Padilla Stout and Bobby Pulido unseated Republican incumbents Brandon Herrera and Monica De La Cruz, respectively. Latino voters rejected Trump's aggressive immigration policies and their economic impacts, with polling showing many voters in the Rio Grande Valley felt worse off financially than a year ago. The Republican-controlled Texas legislature had redrawn congressional maps last year to secure more GOP seats but failed to do so due to voter dissatisfaction. Hispanic voters comprise over 30% of eligible Texas voters and are especially concentrated in four counties along the border where they make up over 90% of the population.

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“The articles discuss different aspects of voting patterns and outcomes related to Hispanic voters in Texas but describe distinct incidents: one focuses on general midterm election results showing a shift leftward among Latinos, while the other specifically addresses the outcome of redistricting efforts aimed at Republican gains.”
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All four of the Rio Grande Valley counties saw voter turnout up from 2022: Up 9.9% in Hidalgo County; 7.9% higher in Cameron County; a 7.4% increase in Willacy County; and 3.3% higher in Starr County.
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Héctor E. Sánchez Barba, who leads Mi Familia Vota, a leading Latino political group, told ABC News that the Valley has been particularly hurt by the Trump's economic policies, saying "It's very clear the economic impact that these policies are having is on mostly working-class, people-of-color communities."
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All four of the Rio Grande Valley counties saw voter turnout up from 2022: Up 9.9% in Hidalgo County; 7.9% higher in Cameron County; a 7.4% increase in Willacy County; and 3.3% higher in Starr County.
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Latino vote helped thwart Texas Republicans' redistricting effort asserted
vote → help → effort
The GOP lost all four redrawn districts in the heavily Latino Rio Grande Valley. asserted
GOP → lose → Valley
Last year, the Republican-controlled Texas legislature redrew its congressional maps in a controversial mid-decade redistricting effort aimed at giving the GOP five more House seats. asserted
legislature → control → seats
Encouraged by President Donald Trump's strong showing among Hispanic voters in 2024, they concentrated on four districts in the heavily Latino Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. asserted
they → encourage → Texas
But the Latino vote in Texas swung back from the president on Tuesday, driven by its dissatisfaction with Trump's immigration policy and the economy, according to ABC News' Voter Poll. uncertain
vote → swing → Poll
Republicans failed to flip any of the Rio Grand Valley districts -- losing by double-digits in all of them -- and ended up with a net loss of one House seat. asserted
Republicans → fail → seat
Hispanic voters comprise more than 30% of eligible Texas voters and are especially concentrated in four counties in the Rio Grande Valley, where they make up more than 90% of the population, according to U.S. census data. ABC News' Voter Poll showed 67% of Hispanics who voted in the state's Senate race said the Trump administration's actions on immigration enforcement have gone too far, compared to 45% of white Senate voters. Jon Taylor, a University of Texas at San Antonio political science professor, told ABC affiliate KSAT that this issue is especially influential in the Rio Grande Valley saying, "A number of people living in South Texas, living in San Antonio, who had family, friends, somebody they knew who got picked up in an ICE raid. uncertain
who → comprise → raid
It had a profound impact on voting." asserted
It → have → voting
About 83% of Hispanic voters said the economy was not so good or poor, compared to 63% of white voters, according to ABC News' Voter Poll, and 75% of Hispanics who voted in the Senate race said that Trump's economic policies have worsened economic conditions in the U.S., compared to 52% of white voters. uncertain
policies → say → voters
The Rio Grande Valley has some of the highest rates of poverty in the country. asserted
Valley → have → country
Héctor E. Sánchez Barba, who leads Mi Familia Vota, a leading Latino political group, told ABC News that the Valley has been particularly hurt by the Trump's economic policies, saying "It's very clear the economic impact that these policies are having is on mostly working-class, people-of-color communities." asserted
policies → lead → communities
All four of the Rio Grande Valley counties saw voter turnout up from 2022: Up 9.9% in Hidalgo County; 7.9% higher in Cameron County; a 7.4% increase in Willacy County; and 3.3% higher in Starr County. asserted
four → see → County
The state saw an overall increase of about 6% in voter turnout from 2022. asserted
state → see → 2022
Additionally, Democrats flipped two largely Hispanic districts in South Texas that Trump had previously won by double digit margins. asserted
Trump → flip → margins
And the blue wave extended to Democrats winning all statewide races. ABC News Voter polls showed that Hispanic voters backed Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico with 68% of the vote and Democratic governor candidate Gina Hinojosa with 65%. Barba said they won because "Their policies are a reflection of working class families" and a "reflection of inclusion." Barba said the Democratic victories could make the state a presidential battleground in 2028. uncertain
state → extend → 2028
Make no mistake, anybody that wants to become a president in 2028 has to come through the Latino community." asserted
that → make → community
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