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 ..."

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…