Democrats take the Senate as voters reject Trump and economic conditions

Democrats have regained control of the U.S. Senate, a shift driven by widespread dissatisfaction with the economy and President Donald Trump.

ABC News voter polls project that Democrats also hold a majority in the House. The party won seats in Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Kansas, and Iowa. These results mark a major departure from 2024, when Republicans held strong leads in several of these states.

In Georgia, Jon Ossoff secured reelection with support from about 6 in 10 voters. His margin among white voters improved by roughly 10 percentage points compared to the 2022 race. Voters under 30 shifted dramatically, supporting the Democrat by 72 points this year, up from 21 points in 2022. Two-thirds of independents in the state voted for Ossoff over his opponent, Mike Collins.

Annie Andrews won the South Carolina seat previously held by Darline Graham. Black voters supported Andrews by an 85% to 12% margin. White voters, who backed the Republican by 54 points in 2022, supported Graham by only 14 points this year. College graduates flipped to the Democratic side, backing Andrews by 18 points after supporting the Republican by 23 points in 2022.

Josh Turek won the Iowa Senate race, becoming the first Democrat to represent the state in the chamber since 2008. He gained support from independents by a 20-point margin. About 1 in 10 voters who backed Trump in 2024 switched their support to Turek. Voters aged 18 to 29 supported him by a 2-to-1 margin.

Sherrod Brown won back his Ohio seat against John Husted. Brown carried female voters by 14 points and independents by 25 points. White voters in Ohio split nearly evenly between the two candidates, a margin last seen in 2018. Voters with college degrees backed Brown by about 22 points, an improvement from his 14-point margin in previous cycles.

Adam Hamilton became the first Democrat elected from Kansas since 1932, defeating incumbent Roger Marshall. Four in 10 Kansas voters said they were angry about national conditions, and those voters supported Hamilton by an 80-point margin. Women supported Hamilton by 10 points, while men supported Marshall by just 2 points. In Texas, James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton with strong support from younger voters, who backed him by 79%.