US EditionIs Eileen Higgins’ Miami Win a Harbinger of Shifting Democratic Fortunes in 2026?
Eileen Higgins won with 59.5% of the vote by focusing on affordable housing and reducing local immigration enforcement involvement, addressing key voter concerns amid rising living costs.
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Trump and the GOP should be terrified after this historic loss
“There is no place in the world today for the idea that some people are born to rule and others to be ruled.” — the late Jamaican Prime Minister Michael ManleyIf Miami’s mayoral race is an indicator of the national mood, color that mood surly.The ripple effect of widespread dissatisfaction felt by Americans because of the high cost of food, appliances, rent, and mortgages is reflected in political races this year during Donald Trump’s second pre…
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Miami’s new mayor faces a housing affordability crisis, city charter reform and a shrinking budget
Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins speaks to supporters as she celebrates her victory on Dec. 9, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images via Getty Images North AmericaAfter its first competitive mayoral election in 20 years, the city of Miami has a new mayor: former Miami-Dade County commissioner Eileen Higgins. During the heated campaign, both national political parties were active in organizing voters and providing resources. Many high-profile politicians…
On December 18 at 14:30 (local time), Eileen Higgins will make history by officially becoming the first mayor to lead the city of Miami. Among her proposals, the Democrat promises to restore confidence in the City Hall, and to face the measures of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) in the district.Who is Eileen Higgins, the new mayor of Miami Higgins was born in Daytona, Ohio, and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She obtained a…
Is Higgins’ Miami win a harbinger of shifting Democratic fortunes in 2026?
Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins waits to be introduced for a press conference the day after winning the mayoral seat on Dec. 10, 2025. Higgins, a Democrat, beat her Republican challenger Emilio González, a former city manager endorsed by President Donald Trump, in a runoff election. The position of mayor for the City of Miami is officially nonpartisan. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)“There is no place in the world today for the idea that som…
Eileen Higgins will take office on Thursday as the first mayor of the city of Miami and the first Democrat to occupy that position in nearly 30 years. Her oath ceremony, to be held on the campus of Miami Dade College, will mark the beginning of the coming to power of a new class of mayors and Democratic governors who were elected one year after the victory of Donald Trump and who promise to stand up to Republican policies. They are Zohran Mamdan…
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