Republicans losing ground with Latino voters ahead of the midterms
Republican Senate and House prospects are sliding fast, which is bad news for the party in power and a big opening for Democrats.
- Latino voters who swung to Trump in 2024 are moving back toward Democrats, with some Texas and Florida districts shifting by 20 to 30 points.
- Tariffs and high gas and diesel prices are hurting farm states, putting Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and even Alaska in play.
- Cuban and Venezuelan voters in Florida feel betrayed as ICE raids hit their own communities and Venezuela policy fails to deliver real change.
- Republicans drew safe-looking districts assuming their Latino gains would last, and that bet is now backfiring.
- Nervous Republicans are suddenly breaking with Trump on ICE raids and the Iran war, a sign they believe the bad polls.
Outlook: Democrats now look favored to take the Senate, though strong incumbents like Susan Collins in Maine could still hold on.