U.S. — Latino political strategists and Democratic senators at the 2024 Latino Vote Summit in Washington, D.C., indicated that Latino voter support is central to determining control of key Senate races and the House. Attendees included Latino political strategists, pollsters, and campaign operatives.

Carlos Odio, co-founder of Equis Research, addressed the importance of Latino voters in House races. "The House map especially is very Latino," Odio said. He also noted the role of the Latino electorate in Texas Senate races, stating, "Texas' map, in particular, is a place where, where Latinos land could be the difference between Republicans netting four [Senate] seats and Democrats walking away either even or walking away with one Democratic seat."

Exit polls from the 2024 election indicated that Latino voters in Texas supported Donald Trump with a 55% majority, and almost half of all Hispanic voters cast their ballots for Donald Trump. A majority of Hispanic men voted for Donald Trump in 2024. Odio identified the economy as a primary concern for these voters, saying, "The economy, and the economy, and the economy." Only 15% of Latino voters reported living comfortably, according to a poll.

Odio indicated recent data suggests Democrats may be regaining some ground with Latino voters. "It does suggest that you're headed not quite to 2018, but it's getting closer to that vicinity," he said, referring to the 2018 election where Democrats gained more than 40 House seats. He also stated that Donald Trump's ratings on his handling of the economy were weaker than they were at a similar point in 2018.

Democratic Senator Alex Padilla emphasized the growing presence of Latino voters in battleground states. "Georgia, the biggest battleground state on the Senate map right now, more than a million Latinos in Georgia, that's a surprise to us," Padilla said. He also pointed to demographic shifts in other areas, stating, "Look at North Carolina's growing Latino population."

Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego stressed the importance of the Latino vote for the Democratic Party. "The Democratic Party still does not understand that there is no national Democratic Party without the Latino vote being part of that coalition, and part of that is that you have to answer to where the Latino voter is, not where you want the Latino voter to be," Gallego said. He mentioned the potential challenge if Marco Rubio, who is Cuban American, were to be a presidential nominee. "If Marco Rubio is the nominee to be president of the United States, we're in trouble," he said.