Young men swung 38 points toward Democrats, and almost half of Republican voters cited White House corruption as a concern. Bloomberg says hopes of a lasting Republican realignment have been reduced to rubble.
Democrats flipped seven Senate seats and now hold 54 in total, along with 237 House seats. Voters cited high prices, the Iran war and corruption concerns — and JD Vance called the war "the reason we lost".
Republicans lost seven Senate seats, including in Texas, Ohio, Kansas and South Carolina. JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the defeat; Trump said that was largely true but said he would do it again.
The 2026 US midterms handed Democrats the House and Senate, ending Trump's control of Washington. His approval rating stood at 32%, with voters citing inflation, war and corruption as their top concerns.
The party flipped Senate seats in Texas, Kansas and Iowa, and won governorships in Georgia, Ohio and Texas. Now it faces the Senate filibuster and Trump's veto pen before it can deliver on grocery prices and healthcare.
Projected gains of up to 40 House seats and at least seven Senate seats gave Democrats their largest House majority since 2009. Voters cited higher prices, the war in Iran and deep dissatisfaction with the president.
The party flipped at least seven Senate seats and more than two dozen House districts, with high prices and the Iran war weighing on Republican voters. Democrats will also hold a majority of governors' offices for the first time since 2010.
The party took the Senate, made decisive gains in the House and won in Republican strongholds including Texas and South Carolina. Trump retains broad freedom on foreign policy, including trade, European security and Russia's war in Ukraine.
Trump blamed the Iran war and rising petrol prices for the Republican defeat, while insisting he would have won in a landslide had he been on the ballot. He congratulated Democrats and said he was ready to work with the new Congress.
Victories in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina and Iowa gave Democrats a Senate majority. They also flipped at least eight House seats, ending two years of unified Republican rule.
The party flipped Senate seats in six states, including Kansas for the first time since 1932 and Texas for the first time since 1994. Hakeem Jeffries is set to become the first Black House Speaker.
Democrats need four gains in both the House and Senate to take control. Close Senate races in seven states, plus mail-in voting and ranked choice counting, could leave the result uncertain for days.
Democrats need a net gain of three House seats and four Senate seats to take both chambers. About two-thirds of voters said Trump's tariff policies had hurt the economy.
He spent more than 20 minutes on Washington projects before turning to Tuesday's elections. A federal review found the pool's $16.4 million liner had been poorly installed, though Trump continued to blame vandals.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll put his approval at 32 percent, close to his all-time low of 31 percent. Democrats led on the generic ballot and on the cost of living, the issue voters said mattered most.
Republicans are widely expected to lose their slim House majority, while the Senate remains too close to call. More than 43 million Americans have already voted, with turnout on course to surpass 2020.
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