Republicans losing ground with Latino voters ahead of the midterms

Sep 24, 2026

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.

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