José Castro is one of the many younger Latino men in Arizona who have shifted to the right and wholeheartedly embraced Donald J. Trump this election. Support for Mr. Trump among Hispanic male voters rose significantly nationwide.
Mr. Castro, 26, campaigned for Senator Bernie Sanders eight years ago. But after Hillary Clinton became the Democratic presidential nominee, Mr. Castro said, he voted for Mr. Trump, citing his anti-establishment appeal. Still, for the past decade, he has continued to vote for Democrats down the ballot.
On Saturday, Mr. Trump won Arizona, flipping the swing state back into Republican hands. And while there has long been a contingent of steadfast Latino Republican voters in the state, younger Latinos like Mr. Castro, who have been feeling shut out and left behind by Democrats, are finding their way to the Republican Party.
“The Democratic Party has a problem with young men,” said Mr. Castro, who officially switched his registration from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party this year. “It cares about everyone but men.”
Gerry Navarro, 72, a longtime Republican, agrees. “The younger Latino males want true values that represent them,” he said. “We, as older Republicans, we welcomed them.”
Although Vice President Kamala Harris won a majority of Latino votes nationwide, she lost several states, including Florida and Texas, with sizable Latino populations.
Source: Elections - nytimes.com
