Democrats are on track to win the largest House majority since 2008. Nearly every district shifted toward Democrats in Tuesday's elections for the U.S. House of Representatives. As of Thursday evening, Democrats won 253 seats to Republicans' 155. This victory marks a significant reversal from the party's standing in 2024.
Democrats are on track to win the largest House majority since 2008, when they won 257 seats. Nearly every district shifted toward Democrats in Tuesday's elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.
As of Thursday afternoon, all districts that Donald J. Trump won in 2024 when he took back the presidency had moved toward Democrats except for one -- Louisiana's Fourth District, which is home to Speaker Mike Johnson. It shifted about one percentage point to the right.
Democrats won 52 of the 234 districts that Mr. Trump won in 2024.
In total, Democrats have unseated 39 incumbents so far, including seats in states that Mr. Trump won by double digits in 2024, like Iowa and Missouri.
As of Thursday evening, Democrats have won 253 seats to Republicans' 155. And that seat advantage could continue to grow for Democrats as more districts report results (27 races have not yet been called).
The president's party often loses seats in a midterm election, but this is the largest victory by either party in half a century.
Democrats are set to have at least 71 more seats than Republicans and will now enter the next session of Congress with a sizable majority in both the House and Senate.
Districts of all types shifted to the left
Democrats captured a sweeping victory, making gains among nearly every demographic group. Their victories were a significant reversal of their standing in 2024, when their party bled support, to the benefit of Mr. Trump. This year, they clawed back nearly all those losses.
Redistricting did not pay off for Republicans
This midterms cycle was categorized by rare mid-decade redistricting, started by Republicans in Texas at the urging of Mr. Trump to draw more seats to favor their party. Nine states redistricted this cycle, most in Republicans' favor.
But in a political environment that so heavily favored Democrats, Republicans did not gain as many seats as they originally sought. Of the 15 additional seats they had hoped for, Republicans have won only two so far.
Democrats, meanwhile, have won six districts that were redrawn in California and Utah.
Redistricting will begin again in earnest in 2028. The Democratic Party surge, which extended deep into statehouses, means it will now have a new advantage to redraw maps in their favor.