Democrats are claiming an unlikely victory anthem after their midterm sweep.
Ella Langley’s country hit “Choosin’ Texas,” a song previously embraced by some Trump supporters, is getting a new life as a soundtrack to the party’s wins in the Lone Star State.
The Alabama-born singer has not publicly endorsed either party, but that hasn’t stopped social media users from assigning her chart-topping track a new political identity following Tuesday’s elections, which handed Democrats control of Congress and several major Texas victories.
“Officially the most liberal song ever made!” influencer Horace Gold declared in an Instagram reel showing him lip-syncing to the tune.
The funniest part of Choosin' Texas becoming the Texas anthem is that it's pretty decidedly anti-Texas https://t.co/RlgCoXfrsy
— Zac B 🇺🇦🇵🇸 (@ZacB_MN) November 4, 2026
Another listener drew a comparison with a song associated with Trump rallies: “MAGA got YMCA, woke got Choosin’ Texas.”
“Can’t stop listening to Choosin’ Texas this morning… who knew a blue wave could trigger a little yeehaw in me,” another user posted.
Texas Senator-elect James Talarico joined the celebrations by using the track in a social media post with Gina Hinojosa, who defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The two Democrats marked their victories over sodas at a Whataburger as the song played.
🚨 | Following the Democrats victory in USA, Ella Langley stops choosing Texas and changes the song's title to “Choosin’ Florida”. pic.twitter.com/TGJ7gOgl6m
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Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat elected to represent Texas in the Senate in 38 years. The statewide victories also ended a Republican streak dating to 1994, when Democrats last won statewide office in Texas.
The apparent reversal followed months in which listeners had associated the recording with Trump’s political movement, despite Langley’s silence on her own views.
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The Democratic celebrations centered on the song’s Texas title and election-night victories, not an endorsement from the singer.
The celebrations coincided with renewed streaming attention. “Choosin’ Texas” returned to No. 1 on Apple Music and climbed to No. 3 on Spotify’s U.S. Top Songs chart after the election. The recording was also credited with a record-extending 26th week at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
One commenter cleverly pointed out that the song lyric aren’t exactly very pro-Texas. “The funniest part of Choosin’ Texas becoming the Texas anthem is that it’s pretty decidedly anti-Texas,” they wrote.
Although some listeners had treated the song as a symbol of Trump-era culture, Langley, 27, has avoided publicly identifying her political beliefs.
A photo she posted in 2020 offered a more playful response to anyone trying to place her in either camp.
Her T-shirt listed three choices, Democrat, Republican and country music, with only the last box checked.
Langley captioned the photo: ‘”Hey Ella, what is your political stance?” Me: Casually looks down at my shirt.’
“Y’all can STOP posting that choosin texas song, ain’t no way ella langley voted blue!!!” another X user claimed.
Unlike Langley, Natalie Maines made her political position unmistakable on election night.
The Chicks celebrated at a Los Angeles concert Tuesday, where the lead singer posed with fans displaying the words “f**k Trump.”
“Hello, Los Angeles. Welcome to our bluenami night. So glad we could enjoy this night together,” Maines told the crowd. “Texas is blue, the Senate is blue, the house is blue. This was gonna be a very different night if that wasn’t the case.”
Country band The Chicks wave ‘F*** Trump’ fans at their L.A. concert after the Democrats’ midterm wins.
Natalie Maines: “Welcome to our bluenami tonight.” pic.twitter.com/Wkq2LAWoNU
— Pop Politics (@PopP0litics) November 4, 2026
The White House responded with a personal attack on the singer. Spokesperson Davis Ingle called Maines “a despicable nobody” and accused her of suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” adding an insult about her intelligence.
The White House response came as The Chicks revisited a confrontation with Republican presidents that has stretched across more than two decades. Langley, by contrast, had made no comparable public statement about the election.
Maines has a long history of criticizing Republican presidents, including Trump. In May, she posted an attack on Instagram that called him a “fugly slut” and warned that American democracy was disappearing.
“Our democracy is disappearing right before our eyes,” Maines wrote alongside a presidential portrait.
She alleged that Trump was using Americans’ gas money to pay people involved in the Capitol riot. The accusation was part of her criticism of an IRS arrangement, not an independently established finding.
The post followed controversy over an IRS deal involving a fund of nearly $1.8 billion, criticized by Democrats and ethics experts. Her comments also referenced rising gasoline prices during the war in Iran.
Her post included the complaint, “But don’t worry about it. I’m sure posting selfies will fix everything.” Maines also claimed an earlier post using the same insult had been removed from Instagram, questioning how long her latest criticism would remain online.
At a 2016 concert in Ohio, The Chicks displayed an image of Trump with devil horns, a mustache and a goatee while he was running for president. Their confrontations with political figures, however, began well before his first campaign.
In 2003, when the band was still called the Dixie Chicks, Maines criticized President George W. Bush from a stage in London during the buildup to the Iraq war. “Just so you know, we’re ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas,” she told the audience.
Her remarks prompted country radio boycotts and death threats against the trio. Maines initially apologized, but withdrew that apology in a 2006 interview with Time, declaring, “I don’t feel that way anymore. I don’t feel he is owed any respect whatsoever.”
The group, which also includes Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer, dropped “Dixie” from its name in June 2020 amid scrutiny of the term’s associations with slavery and during protests following George Floyd’s killing.
The musicians said they had wanted to abandon the name they chose as teenagers for years.