Key facts
- Democrats won Hispanic voters 62%-35% nationally, a 22-point swing from the 2024 election, per exit-poll data cited by USA Today.
- Voters under 30 backed Democrats 72%-25%, a 36-point swing from 2024, per exit-poll data cited by USA Today.
- First-time midterm voters backed Democrats 64%-34%, a 41-point swing from 2024, per exit-poll data cited by USA Today.
- Voters earning $50,000 or less backed Democrats 57%-41%, an 18-point shift from 2024, per exit-poll data cited by USA Today.
- The economy was the top issue for 39% of voters, followed by the state of democracy at 32% and immigration at 11%, per exit-poll data cited by USA Today.
- Democrats held slim leads in Mississippi and Alaska as votes were still being counted, per USA Today.
Democrats scored sweeping victories in the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, with Asian-Americans and other voters of color playing a key role, according to a voter poll released on November 4. The 2026 Midterm Election Voter Poll surveyed 10,141 voters, including 2,130 Asian-American and Pacific Islander voters, between October 20 and November 3. Taeku Lee, a Harvard professor of government and a researcher for the poll, commented on the findings.
Exit-poll data cited by USA Today showed about a 15-point national swing toward Democrats from the 2024 election. Democrats won Hispanic voters 62%-35% nationally, a 22-point swing after Kamala Harris won the group 51%-46% in 2024. Voters under 30 backed Democrats 72%-25%, a 36-point swing. First-time voters backed Democrats 64%-34%, a 41-point swing after Trump won them 55%-44% in 2024.
Democrats flipped at least seven Republican-held Senate seats, including in Texas, Kansas, Iowa and South Carolina, per USA Today. Texas had not elected a Democratic senator since 1988 and Kansas not since 1932. Democrats also took the House, flipping at least 29 seats, including districts Trump carried by more than 20 percentage points. Leads in Mississippi and Alaska remained slim as votes were counted.
Voters without college degrees backed Republicans 51%-47%, a 9-point shift toward Democrats from 2024. College-educated voters backed Democrats 62%-36%, a 12-point swing. Voters earning $50,000 or less backed Democrats 57%-41%, an 18-point shift. Male voters split 49%-49%.
The economy was the top issue for 39% of voters, followed by democracy at 32% and immigration at 11%. Pollster Frank Luntz said voters who switched from Trump in 2024 to Democrats in the midterms felt misled by his promise to lower costs, citing a focus group of Republican midterm voters in battleground states.