Trump, the president-elect, made inroads in heavily Puerto Rican areas of eastern Pennsylvania where the vice president spent the last full day of her campaign. Trump turned South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, a decadeslong Democratic stronghold populated both by newer immigrants and Tejanos who trace their roots in the state for several generations.

After one of his final rallies, at which a comedian described Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage,” many people, myself included, thought Latinos would decisively turn against him. We were wrong.

A big swing toward Trump among Latino voters, particularly men, helped him win the presidency. Jeff Green breaks down what we know (Source: Bloomberg)

Organizers who mobilize Latino voters for both parties say the increased Latino support for republicans isn’t necessarily because they like former President Donald Trump or his rhetoric, but that they trust he’ll make the economy work better for them.