Voters Deliver Historic Midterm Rebuke to Trump, Giving Democrats Control of Congress
In Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections, voters handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. According to The Associated Press Voter Poll, many voters blamed the administration for high costs and expressed a strong desire for increased legislative checks on the White House.
The "blue wave" reached deep into reliable Republican territory, with Democrats flipping at least seven Senate seats in ruby-red states and battlegrounds alike, including Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In the House, Democrats flipped more than two dozen districts—some of which had voted for Trump by double digits in 2024—bolstered by shifts among young and Hispanic voters.
The outcomes dramatically reshape Washington for the final two years of Trump’s presidency. Democrats will now hold the power to block his legislative agenda, reject his appointees, and launch investigations into his administration. Although Trump repeatedly urged voters to treat the midterms as a referendum on him, he attempted to shift the blame after the results, commending Democratic campaigns while faulting GOP candidates for the widespread losses.
