Republicans are hopeful that former President Donald Trump’s increasing strength with Hispanic voters could help flip crucial House seats that may determine which party controls the chamber next year.
Recent polls show Trump with more support among Latino voters than he has had in past elections. And a New York Times/Siena College poll released this past weekend found Vice President Kamala Harris faring worse with likely Latino voters compared to Democratic candidates in the last three cycles.
That could affect the congressional map. A handful of seats the GOP is seeking to flip have a slightly higher share of Hispanic eligible voters than the national average, which the Pew Research Center predicts is 14.7 percent. Those districts include Virginia’s 7th, Pennsylvania’s 7th, New York’s 18th and Connecticut’s 5th, according to a National Republican Congressional Committee internal data analysis shared with Roll Call.
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