Democrats Capture Congress in Sweeping Midterm Wins

Democrats won both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, according to projections. At the time of publication, they held 54 Senate seats and had secured 228 House seats. Alaska’s Senate contest remained too close to call.

Voters Reject Trump and Hand Democrats Control of Congress

Voters delivered control of Congress to Democrats in the November 3 midterms, a rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republicans who held unified control of Washington two years earlier. Democrats had secured 228 House seats and held a 54-seat Senate majority at publication; Alaska’s Senate race was still unresolved.

The results reflected deep discontent: three-quarters of voters said they were dissatisfied or angry about the country’s direction, and Trump’s approval rating was 38%. More than half strongly disapproved of his performance. Nearly three times as many said their House vote was meant to oppose Trump as to support him.

Democrats also made gains among groups that had helped Trump in 2024. Voters under 30 backed Democratic House candidates by nearly three to one, Hispanic voters favored them by 27 points, and independents supported them by 22 points. The figures point to a broad rejection of the Republican record and its leadership, even as Democrats themselves remained unpopular. The Alaska Senate contest was the remaining close race identified at publication.

Democrats Ride Anti-Trump Anger to Congressional Majority

Democrats won both chambers in the November 3 midterms, but the results also show how much the election turned on opposition to President Donald Trump. At publication, Democrats held 54 Senate seats and had secured 228 House seats, while Alaska’s Senate race remained too close to call.

Voters were sour on the country’s direction: three-quarters described themselves as dissatisfied or angry. Trump’s job approval stood at 38%, and more than half strongly disapproved. Nearly three times as many voters said they cast their House ballot to oppose him as to back him. The Democratic Party remained unpopular, though its rating changed little from 2024, while the Republican Party’s net rating fell to minus 18.

The shift was especially striking among voters who had helped Trump win in 2024. Young voters backed Democratic House candidates by nearly three to one, Hispanic voters favored them by 27 points, and independents by 22 points. Rural voters still favored Republicans, but their margin narrowed. The outcome gives Democrats control of Congress amid widespread frustration, while the unresolved Alaska contest remained the next result to watch.