Why Latino Voters’ Political Shifts Could Decide 2022’s Key Races | WSJ 

Don’t you love it when political parties feel entitled to certain ethnic group votes.

One thing I know is that every single Latino I know is turned off by the term "Latinx".

As a young latino I think I speak for most Latinos in saying we are sick of the identity politics and performative activism of the Democratic Party. I feel white liberals look down on us and just see as easy votes and don’t understand how strong and hardworking we are. Latinos are probally the most diverse group in America and I’m sick of how we all get grouped together

The idea that people from Argentina would hold the same political views as people in Cuba or El Salvador could not be further from the truth.

If there is one thing I would suggest to the Democrat Party is to drop the "Latinx" label. Quit gentrifying Spanish/Hispanic culture.

As a Hispanic millennial, I can confirm that a lot of people I grew up and around with is that they shifted away from Dems and are now Rep or Ind or Libertarian. They just can't count on our easy vote anymore, and that is a great thing for all! Earn our vote!!

As a Hispanic, I want freedom to succeed, a lawful and safe society, and dignity. I don't want freebies, being told I am a victim, and labels that end in X. I don't care what you do in your bedroom, respect your privacy. Before you are my leader, show me you made something or ran a business well, not just spoken. Let me be worthy of my dignity, work hard and succeed with my own sweat.

I have many Hispanics friends that when we talk politics tell me how they are voting red in the next elections for the first time.

Speaking as a reluctant democrat who is Latino, identity politics and open immigration will be the death of the party if they do not pivot and get their act together.

I haven’t watched the video but as a American Mexican a big thing for many Mexicans is the ability to provide for their family and work hard with some upward mobility so stuff like inflation and gas prices really hurt that

As a hispanic millennial i will vote republican

If Latino voters go the same path as the Italian and Irish vote went, what could happen in California?

The issue is clumping all Latinos in a single demographic. Not all nations think the same,second-generation lations and so on tend to be more conservative than first-generation. In Florida Cubans sided with Trump.

Millennial Latino here. I was a card carrying Democrat that voted for Obama in 2012 and was a fellow for the party in Miami Dade in 2014. The party's flat footed response to 2016, their endless wokeism, and seemingly deliberate goal of keeping solutions out of reach for hot button issues as a strategy to use them for every election cycle has really soured on me. I will never vote Democrat again.

I am a Mexican immigrant, and I plan to vote republican for the first time in my life for the 2022 midterms. The democrats have lost me completely.

Respect WSJ for using the word Latinos to describe all latinos/latinas etc

How about you do an analysis of the vote by country of origin. Stop generalizing “Hispanic/Latinos” as being all the same. We are NOT the same. People from Mexico, El Salvador, or Cuba are not the same and have different values/history. It would also be good to see an analysis of 1st/2nd/3rd/4th generation “Latinos”

If the party you once voted for failed to live up to your expectations, you vote the other in hopes they'll do it. If they too fail, you go independent or vote 3rd party. If 3rd party can't do anything, you just give up voting as they're just playing you by the hand strings.

Most latinos believe in conservative values so it’s not a surprise. Most latinos are also very religious which may also play a big role in this trend.

Most young Latinos I speak with favor the economy over immigration issues. At the end of the day whether you are a democrat or a republicans you think of what’s best for your future and your family’s future. Lingering on immigration talks like past generations isn’t going to go you there. Worry about the economy and how you’ll benefit

The first mistake is to believe that a huge sample of people that speaks Spanish is the same. An argentinian is very different culturally to a Mexican, a Colombian from the north had little in common with a Colombian from the south of the same country. So please stop thinking that you can define more than 20 countries by saying Latino. I don't consider myself Latino, I'm Colombian and inside of Colombia I consider myself different than people from other regions. Thinking that people that speaks Spanish are all the same is as silly to think that white people from rural Texas are the same that black people from the Bronx.

Democrats in 2022: “We need more compassion for Hispanic immigrants” Democrats in 2023: “Build the wall”

I am an Independent. I have conservative beliefs but I'm not going to act like a coconut like many of my fellow Mexican Americans who forget where they come from. I see that in some Mexican Americans. Once they become successful and have more than you they look down on you even though both of you struggled the same. This is why i hate discussing politics and even religion. I just look out for myself and my family. I grew up poor with a single mother but four main things she taught me were 1. Hardwork 2. Education 3. Helping others(even if they don't appreciate it) 4. Faith I dont have a big house or have a Six Figure salary but I have a home and a job. Growing up poor you learn humility and to appreciate what you have,

As a Lifetime Democrat I definitely feel that the party has lost touch with the working class. The reality is the best thing that can happen to the party is GOP landslide it’s time to destroy and rebuild. Democrats need to focus on progressive policies at the local and State level where they are welcome what right for New York and San Francisco isn’t necessarily right for the heartland of America.

Start calling them “latinx” and what do you expect?

I just love how non Latinos can decide for us, as if they absolutely know what's best for us. speak for yourself, y'all don't speak for us.

As I understand the situation - no doubt I'm still oversimplifying. Cubans (esp in S. FL) tend to vote Republican. Mexican-Americans (esp in the SW) vote Democrat. Puerto Ricans (esp in NY) also lean heavily Democrat. Various Central American nations, I don't know. South American nations, I don't know.

Plain and simple , Like Reagan said “Latinos are republican, they just don’t know it yet.” As kid from the 90’s, Majority of us carry traditional values from our parents. We never want a hand out, we work for what we want. Family structure is key. Democrats going too woke

Voted for Obama twice... I didn't vote for anyone in 2016.. but I voted for Trump in 2020. And will never vote blue again.

As a young latino im a republican i decided that when i graduated from high school i saw the ways of democrats and i don’t align myself with them

I am not an American citizen but as it is common in Mexico we have some family in the US, in 2016 my family was devastated to see Trump winning, in 2020 they strongly supported him and have a much positive view about him. My family is from the Rio Grande Valley.

Shoutout to the WSJ for this unbiased political analysis.

What great comments from everyone!! Gives me real hope for the future.

At least WSJ tries to provide balanced journalism... They are better off compared to most news organizations....

You mean gerrymandering of blue districts to red in Florida and Texas.

"Latino voters" lol we all have different opinions, it's true that we Cuban-Americans vote Republican most of the time. I met a 90 year old Korea war veteran and when we talked about Politics for the first time he told me that he was always registered as a Democrat, but he voted Republican for the first time in 2020, he said that he couldn't recognize the Democratic Party anymore.

The shift happened but went the other way

I'll never understand how polls and "reports" like this can view Latino voters as a monolith while analyzing trends. The difference between men and women, income level, and local culture is almost always more correlated than race/ethnicity. For example, "Latino women" voters are like +2 Dem while "Latino men" voters are like +15 Rep. Saying "Latino voters are shifting red" isn't really describing what is happening.

This is a very interesting well presented video. WSJ, please make more videos like this please!

Only white democrats ever talked about the “Latino vote”. The only Latinos who side with Democrats are those of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. EVERYONE ELSE has always leaned right. We all escaped socialist hellholes to come here; we don’t vote for the Democratic Party because we just had to escape the same rhetoric for our lives and livelihoods. Now that Mexican people make up a smaller share of the Latino population in the U.S. and with states on the border now doing a better job of cracking down on illegal voting of course the democrats are losing ground…

I voted republican for first time on Tuesday ( early voting ) I am sick of identity/ race/gender/ politics of the democrats. They are obsessed with race and gender.

They lost us when they stated to call us LatinX

I enjoyed watching this video it was very concise and there was no angry talking points or shouting matches so thank you Wall Street journal for putting together concise information and data.

Puerto Rican here…. Left a stressful, full of criminality, anger, vandalism Democrat city and moved to a conservative town. I don’t know about anyone else but I am not voting for a Democrat EVER AGAIN. Feels good to be surrounded by SANE hard working people.

Im Hispanic but a die-hard Republican. Time to end the woke crazy democrat party

As a Cuban we never liked the damocrats

nice edition✨

Beautiful. Por fin mi gente abren sus ojos

Democratic party has become more woke than ever

I mean, I could be that after seeing economic prosperity under trump and then Biden ruining it all, that could be a reason for the shift

Very well presented with stats and facts. Well done WSJ. This is what all news channels should be doing, just talk facts.

Need a update on this!!

My grandparents are from Mexico! They would never support the trump and his racist administration. They taught me morals, standards and compassion to all. And my belief in God. Unlike trump who couldn’t recite one scripture from the Bible!! 🙄

Thank you to Latinos for voting down the use of racial preferences in college admissions in California. It will allow many Asians to go to college who would have been rejected based on race.

Democrats focus on a lot of nonsense issues.

The Hispanics are now called tacos. Use the language that the first lady of usa uses. Also known as joe biden's wife

I’m a 1st gen 22 y/o Mexican American college educated male here in Texas that’s always voted blue in hopes of flipping it but I won’t lie I voted for Trump in 20 and I’ll prob vote GOP in the midterms and in 24 unless the Dems get it together starting with the fake term “LatinX” and their pandering to the woke PC movement and focus on economy and bread and butter issues.

I’m Latino and I’m voting red for the first time in the midterms. Economy and inflation.

Can you please show for the Eastern southern states like Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia?

As a Mexican American from California It's mostly the older Latinos who are mostly shifting to the right while younger Latinos are very progressive but often don't vote :/

In light of the recent TX-34 election, this video now holds even more true.

The Democratic Party is not focusing on the issues important to Latino people. This is why. The biggest focus is on abortion, LGBTQ issues, legalization of marijuana and corporate interests. Those are not at the top of our list. Education that is not going to put our children into debt, jobs that are not going to be shipped overseas just as we’re getting good at them, Healthcare that is not going to bankrupt us, a pathway to citizenship for ants, uncles, cousins and other relatives that are here and doing the best they can to live a good, clean, productive life. Put those at the top of the list, and you get our vote. We actively participate in the economy with the hard work for which we are famous and many of our children are in the military helping to defend this country. We do not come to the table as beggars and supplicants but, rather, as a people that have issues that need to be addressed that, incidentally, affect everybody regardless of their ethnic background.

That was such a good piece they wouldn't let Shelby put it on her own channel!

Since each census tract is roughly equal population this would have been a better presentation if they made all of the tracts look equal in size on the map.

Im hispanic, first generation and i voted blue back then but not anymore. Im actually right leaning and I know a lot of Hispanic who are also right leaning. It's all coming together >:)

Quite surprised magazine journalist went down to the US Mexican border to find that Hispanics living there didn't want unchecked immigration.. They definitely wanted a far more secure border. The disconnect some in the big city Democrats and these people are very pronounced. These people living near the border know that not everyone coming in isn't always a good nice person. No way. I met a man an ARMED Hispanic who patrolled area where US, Mexican and New Mexico met. He saved the life of my female friend. She was convinced she was going to get assaulted even killed there until he showed up. Some scoundrels came up on her.

Awesome

the rio grand valley is pretty populated 1.3 million bigger than austin just larger area

Proud to be a Hispanic Republican 🇺🇸

I’m Latino and always voted Blue never again

I feel like sorting various ethnicities and backgrounds into black, latino, white, asian etc. is not a great idea for demographic analysis.

That is odd. Don't think I've seen this before except for one demographic. The shift of Southerners from democratic to republican in the 60s-early 80s.

Excited to vote Red for the very first time!

Hey man. If I was Latino I’d be pretty annoyed if the Democrat party just saw me as an easy vote simply because I was a minority

Can we please update our voting method to be ranked voting?! I don't want to vote for either of these parties but I have to vote against the party I dislike more. It's currently a lose-lose system

People like my self… are seeing the light.. I’m a new republican… I’m Latino.,

Big question is if all those who went to vote after a long time/first time in the 2020 election will go voting again.

Wokeism and the Left’s inability to handle crime are my main issues with Democratic officials. I’m afraid parts of Florida will turn into Detroit or NYC, in the long run if we don’t enforce harsher punishments. Not to mention blue states’ push for economic equality but are more unequal than Florida.

Can we see what the major issues are for other Latino communities like in New Mexico, California, etc.

I'm a Latino and support Trump 100% FJB

Most of my friends who are Latin are business owner's carpenters and builders interest rate hikes are going to hit housing and small businesses you mix high gas prices it will be disastrous for Hispanic communities...and it a disaster for all of us

Excellent program, thank you WSJ, very informative although very worrying.

IM A LATINO CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN AND PROUD!

In South Texas people run for county judge. The sad part in Hidalgo county is that they live in the more prosperous city of McAllen, yet the office is located in upper Mission which is more economically behind. They come to upper mission asking for our votes, but when you go see X judge to have a case against a speeding ticket or something else X judge is absent most of the time. You’ll see the secretary with everyone’s paperwork (so much for privacy). People vote for these judges EXPECTING them to work at their building which is located in upper Mission which is not as pretty and rich as McAllen and not show up.

Proud Latino Republican

I can tell you guys why you're losing us, but you're not willing to listen. Can't wait to vote

Gen z Latina here last time I voted democrat was 2018

As a US a born Hispanic male that has never voted blue, but only conservative canadaites.

Latinx? I'm an American thank you very much

I literally shifted during this timeline lol. The main reason for my shift was the Dems unhinged departure from social norms of 2016. Yeah, keep calling us LatinX and telling us hormones for pre-pubescents kids are a good thing... As far as I am concerned, I am a Republican now until the next political party shift.

I really liked this thurough explanation about the political shift in Latinos.

Where can I find this map?

VOTE RED IN NOVEMBER

I'm latino and conservative.

I think a lot of us are uncomfortable with both parties. Hard to know what to do.

Representing the RGV, Brownsville, & StarBase. The future is in the RGV🚀

It’s quicker to say Wall Street Journal.

From Albertville Alabama Mexicans hate how Biden and the far left💪🏼

Im from south Texas, on the border. Most if not all of my friends have shifted right, keep in mind my buddies and I are often seen as “takuaches” to the other locals lol.

If we become a swing voter our vote will become more valuable.