The 2024 presidential election saw dramatic shifts to the right in counties across the country.

Shortly after the election, we brought you a story from the southern border of Texas,

a heavily Hispanic area that flipped from blue to red for the first time in generations.

Judy Woodruff returned to the area for a closer look at what's behind that shift

and what it means for

divisions in the community. It's part of her series, America at a crossroads.

Luz Ramos was never much into politics. For most of her life, the 28-year-old didn't vote.

But last year, she saw her community struggling. Just affording basic necessities was a big thing, you know, milk, eggs, you know, tortillas.

Like, that's already a problem, you know, not just for me, but for everybody here.

Over the summer, her young donut shop was on the brink of closing.

So with the presidential election around the corner,

Ramos tried what she called a Hail Mary,

selling donuts decorated with Trump and Harris icing.

So the Kamala Donuts, I only saw one Kamala donut.

You only saw one?

Yes, I only saw one.

How many Trump donuts?

Trump donuts, I probably refilled that

day, like anywhere from three to five times. Around the same time, Ramos said she did more research

about the two candidates. She felt Trump would do more to help small businesses like hers

and cast the first ballot of her life for him.

Trump went on to win all four counties in the Rio Grande Valley.

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