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Rio Grande Valley Hispanics Deliver First GOP Majority in Decades

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC · How we work

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Hispanic voters in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley voted majority Republican in 2024, reshaping national politics.
It marked the first modern-era Republican majority among Rio Grande Valley Hispanic voters.
Ariel Salinas, a McAllen construction-company owner, blames President Donald Trump’s immigration policies for labor shortages and financial strain.
Luis Cabrera, a Harlingen pastor, urges Hispanic evangelicals to keep voting despite earlier Republican mobilization.

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Hispanic voters in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley voted majority Republican in 2024, reshaping national politics.
It marked the first modern-era Republican majority among Rio Grande Valley Hispanic voters.
Ariel Salinas, a McAllen construction-company owner, blames President Donald Trump’s immigration policies for labor shortages and financial strain.
Luis Cabrera, a Harlingen pastor, urges Hispanic evangelicals to keep voting despite earlier Republican mobilization.