# Trump’s hold over Latino voters crumbles amid brutal ICE backlash in brutal Texas blow

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trumps-hold-over-latino-voters-crumbles-amid-brutal-ice-backlash-in-brutal-texas-blow/
- Published: 2026-11-05T20:27:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T20:33:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16265481/latinos-texas-senate-governor-trump.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Economy, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Latino voters swung sharply towards Texas Democrats.
- Talarico won Starr County by 56 points.
- Immigration enforcement and economic worries were cited as factors.

## Summary

Texas Democrats James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa made major gains among Latino voters, reversing the Republican advances seen in 2024. The shift helped Talarico defeat Ken Paxton in the Senate race and Hinojosa beat Greg Abbott in the Rio Grande Valley, highlighting how immigration enforcement and economic concerns may affect the state’s political balance.

Latinos made up 24 per cent of the electorate, with 70 per cent voting for Talarico and 29 per cent for Paxton; statewide, Talarico won 55 per cent to 43 per cent. In Starr County, which is 97 per cent Latino and backed Donald Trump by 16 points in 2024, Talarico won by 56 points. Democrats also gained a Rio Grande Valley House seat, while two Democratic incumbents held on despite Republican redistricting efforts.

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