In Florida, a state where the nuances of the Latinx vote play out across a region that is home to a largely Republican Cuban population, mostly Democratic Puerto Ricans and a sizable Central and South American population that also skews Democratic, Latinas could be instrumental — for both parties — in what is sure to be a close race.
In Nevada, where polls show Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is leading by a small margin, President Donald Trump could take the state if he secures 30 percent or more of the Latinx vote, said Leo Murrieta, the Nevada director for Make the Road Action. Right now, Trump’s in the high 20s. There, too, it could be Latinas who decide.
In some less contested presidential battlegrounds in the Midwest, for example, Democratic women like Michelle De La Isla in Kansas and Christina Hale in Indiana are running to be the first Latinas in those congressional seats, representing predominantly White districts, said Stephanie Medina, the Spanish language engagement coordinator with the Progressive Turnout Project. The shift could draw out women in the Latinx community who want to see themselves represented in congressional office.
