THREAD: A quick graphical look at the Trump Revolution in the Rio Grande Valley and Miami-Dade

Red/Blue bars are Dem/Rep candidate's vote incease/loss from previous presidential election. Grey=change in turnout

The 5 RGV counties are Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata and Willacy

These five counties have the highest poverty rates in Texas, and each is 88%+ Hispanic.

Reagan, W. and Obama's vote increases met or exceeded growth in turnout; but the magnitude of Trump’s gains and turnout is stunning. (Even accounting for population growth)

Miami-Dade:

Reagan, Clinton, Bush and Obama run strong, but Trump's vote gains and turnout are historically large.

It is almost like all the growth in turnout is an influx of new Trump voters.

Biden's showed strong growth in majority white, college educated suburbs, but not as dominate as Trump's share of new turnout in RVA and Miami

(The five counties have lowest poverty rate in Texas: Collin, Denton, Williamson, Rockwall, and Kendall)

These trends are the product of Trumpism. Now both parties need to figure out if they will persist as Trump recedes somewhat from public life.

Republicans will want to solidify the gains made, while stopping the bleeding in white suburbs.

Dems have the opposite goals.

On the other hand, both parties could dig-in and commit to deepening their gains within their newly found places of growth. If this happens, then we're in the middle of a partisan realignment.

My best guess is Trumpism requires Trump, and things will slowly recalibrate back to something like "normal". In the meantime, however, the next couple of elections (mid-terms, 2024) will be partly shaped by which party holds its gains the longest.