New congressional maps will test the Latino vote in the 2026 election

As a wave of mid-decade redistricting sweeps the country, politicians on both sides of the aisle are being uncharacteristically blunt about their endgame: political power. With only slightly more subtlety, Texas Republicans and California Democrats are also signaling where they think trends in the Latino vote are going — and how they think those voters will help them gain power in 2026 and beyond. Latinos’ big shift toward Republicans