Trinity University political science professor David Crockett, Ph.D., broke down the influence of the Latino vote on the 2026 midterm elections for Spectrum News on Monday. In the video, Crockett explained how Latino voters in Texas expressed their discontent with the current administration at the polls. “It means statewide that there was a rejection of the Republican party, probably going all of the way to the top with Donald Trump,” Crockett said.
Efforts to redraw voting districts to favor Republicans based on the last presidential election did not pan out for the midterms, Crockett added. “What Republicans in Texas thought was that the swing toward Trump in the valley was a fixed part of the equation and therefore they redistricted things assuming that that would stay the same, and they were just wrong,” Crockett said. You can watch the full Spectrum video here.