Voters’ Regret: Support for Trump Plunges in South Texas

“People are starting to have a realization that what they were promised isn’t going to come to fruition and they were lied to ..."

Aug 26, 2025

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Port Isabel residents protest against ICE raids in front of the city's lighthouse in February 2025. (Photo credit: Gaige Davila)

It was one of the biggest surprises of the 2024 presidential election. The traditionally Democratic Rio Grande Valley, home to a majority Hispanic population, voted for Trump in each of its four counties in South Texas. Since t…

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