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Carola Guerrero De León

South Texas County Turns Red After 132 Years as GOP Flips Key Seats in the Historically Blue Region

South Texas residents pledge allegiance to the US flag at a Republican campaign event. (Credit: ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump won big in Starr County with about 57.7% of the vote, managing to flip a former Democratic stronghold in Texas for the first time in 132 years.

Starr County is located in the Rio Grande Valley region along the Texas-Mexico border. Data from the Texas Comptroller shows that the region has the highest concentration of Hispanics in the state, a key voter bloc that Republicans worked hard to gain, with much success.

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