The 2026 midterms showed a major shift as millions of Latino voters moved back toward Democrats. Janet Murguía said, "Latino voters sent a clear message about their anger and concern about the direction of our country." This multiracial coalition helped Democrats capture both chambers of Congress across the United States.
The 2026 midterms reflected a shift among millions of Latino voters across the country, from the border counties of Texas and the meatpacking towns of southwest Kansas to Miami-Dade, Colorado and Arizona. After helping fuel Republican gains in recent elections, many swung back toward Democrats.
A record number of Latinos voted nationwide, reaching as many as 14.5 million, said Janet Murguía, CEO of UnidosUS, the largest US Latino civil rights organization.
"Latino voters sent a clear message about their anger and concern about the direction of our country," she said.
That shift among Latino voters was part of a broader multiracial coalition that propelled Democrats back to power, helping the party capture both chambers of Congress in victories stretching from coast to coast.
Across the 64 majority-Latino counties with Senate races that were mostly counted, Republicans lost 14 points off their 2024 share, outpacing national trends, according to a Reuters analysis of county-level voting trends. In Hidalgo County, Texas, support for Republicans dropped about 25 points, and in Miami-Dade, Florida -- a county Trump won in 2024 -- it fell 10 points.
Affordability remained a major concern, but outside polling places on Election Day immigration was mentioned repeatedly in Reuters interviews with Latino voters.
Nationally, however, the economy remained the dominant issue among Hispanic voters. In exit polling conducted by SSRS, 45% named the economy as the country's top issue.