Latino residents in the small rural town of Wilder, Idaho, made history by electing the town's first fully Latino city council in the November election.

For the first time, the city council is reflective of the constituents in Wilder, where 75 percent of the 1,500 people in the town identify as Hispanic.

Latinos, within the state of Idaho, have historically experienced a lack of political representation, despite the fact that they make up 11 percent of state residents. However, earlier this month, voters replaced more than half of local leaders in Wilder, which is near the Idaho-Oregon border. Now, community advocates are celebrating the new changes as a huge step for the state's growing Latino population.

"We are happy to finally see Wilder have the representation that reflects its population," said Margie Gonzalez, the executive director of Idaho's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, according to The Associated Press. "We're starting to see this more and more, not just on city councils but also on school boards and other elected seats."

Wilder voters chose to elect two new Latino candidates, who will join two other Latino officials in their four-member city council. Alicia Almazon, who is Latina, was also voted in as the town's first female mayor.

"The Latino community does not have a history of being represented, especially in Idaho," said Ismael Fernandez, who will become Wilder's youngest city council member at just 19 years old once he is sworn into office in January.

"I think I'm part of something more, something that spans outside of Idaho to a national level, by helping the Latino representation increase. I don't think I was elected because I am Latino, but it's hard to separate the two," the college freshmen said, reports The AP.

"The city had been run by the same people throughout the years, and there hadn't been much change on the city council," Fernandez added. "I hope to bring new ideas."

Although the Latino community is being represented by local officials, community activist Maria Mabbutt stressed the importance of building a new generation of Latino leaders moving forward.

"This is very exciting, but what are we doing to secure our successors? I hope to see that in Wilder," she said.