Are Latino voters really Republicans now?

Supporters cheer as New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate, Jack Ciattarelli, speaks at a restaurant popular with the Latino community on October 23, 2025, in Paterson, New Jersey. Ciattarelli is running in a tight race against Democrat Mikie Sherrill. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images ELIZABETH, New Jersey — When Donald Trump won the presidency last November, he did so with unprecedented levels of new support from Latino voters across the country. In big cities, towns, and suburbs around the country, these voters — both new, previously disengaged voters and former Democrats disillus