The story of the political transformation of Cameron County, a majority-Hispanic border community at the southernmost tip of Texas, began with the arrival of a billionaire.
More than a decade ago, Mr. Musk brought his private space company, SpaceX, to Cameron County, where the blasts from his rocket testing and launching site on Boca Chica Beach rattle homes for miles.
Mr. Trump did something no Republican has done in 20 years: He flipped Cameron County.
Mr. Trump won the county with 53 percent of the vote, the first time a Republican presidential candidate claimed victory here since George W. Bush, the former Texas governor and then the president, in 2004.
It was one of a string of largely blue-collar Hispanic Democratic strongholds across South Texas where Mr. Trump made major inroads.
Persons:
Donald J, Elon Musk, Musk, Cameron County’s, Trump, George W, Bush
Organizations:
Trump, SpaceX, Boca, Republican, Democratic
Locations:
Cameron County, Texas, Downtown, Brownsville, America, South Texas