‘My eyes opened’: Latinas abandoned Republicans in drovesA republished 19th News article reports that Latinas swung toward Democrats in the 2026 midterms, electing Gina Hinojosa Texas' first Latina governor and sending a record number of Latinas to the House as voters flipped districts in Texas, Nevada, and Arizona. Interviews and a UnidosUS survey attribute the shift to disillusionment with immigration raids and unaddressed living costs, with one in five Trump-backing Latinas switching to Democrats.