# ICE Is Inspiring Latinos to Vote in Historic Numbers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ice-is-inspiring-latinos-to-vote-in-historic-numbers/
- Published: 2026-11-03T11:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T12:53:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Wired
- Original article: https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-inspiring-latinos-to-vote-in-historic-numbers/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- Organisers say anti-ICE sentiment is driving Latino turnout.
- Early voting is well ahead of the 2022 midterm total.
- New voters could matter in closely contested Texas races.

## Summary

Organisers say the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies are motivating many Latino voters to turn out for the 2026 midterms, despite concerns about possible ICE activity near polling places. Early voting data suggests participation is rising sharply in Latino communities, potentially affecting close races.

More than 57 million people had voted early by Monday afternoon, about 10 million more than the total early vote in the 2022 midterms. TargetSmart data showed 3.8 million Hispanic and Latino voters had cast ballots by 27 October, compared with 2.35 million by the same date in 2022; in Texas, half of more than 400,000 voters who skipped 2024 but voted in 2026 were Latino. In Texas’s 15th congressional district, more than 12,000 early voters had not voted in previous elections, roughly matching the incumbent’s 2022 margin.

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