Democrats gain ground among Hispanic voters disenchanted with Trump

President Trump’s gains with Hispanic voters helped catapult him to the White House in 2024, raising questions about whether the key voting bloc had left the Democratic coalition. 

But less than two years later, Democrats appear to be making inroads with those voters, who are expressing dissatisfaction with Trump, the state of the economy and his immigration policies.

A string of recent polls show Hispanic voters who supported Trump in 2024 are being lured back to the Democratic Party, which could help it win both chambers of Congress in November. 

A Hart Research/TelevisaUnivision poll out this week showed that Democrats hold a 23-point advantage among Latino voters in 17 competitive House districts, and 11 percent of self-proclaimed Trump voters said they will support a Democratic congressional candidate. 

The move toward Democrats is playing into key races, too, according to the Cook Political Report.

In the Texas Senate race, for example, James Talarico (D) is beating Ken Paxton (R), 63 percent to 30 percent among likely Hispanic voters. In the Lone Star State’s gubernatorial race, Gina Hinojosa (D) is leading incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott (R), 60 percent to 33 percent. And Trump’s approval rating among Hispanic voters in the state is at 33 percent. 

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who spent Thursday campaigning in South Texas alongside Democratic congressional candidates, said the polls make sense based on the conversations he’s having on the ground. 

“The top line is economics. People feel very, very, very stressed,” Gallego told The Hill in an interview on Thursday. “When I say........

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