Where Trump and Republicans lost the midterm elections - a visual analysis of key states

The Republicans have lost seven Senators, 25 House districts and five governor races.

As of 8.00am Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, more than 1,800 of nearly 2,500 counties with Senate elections had returned more than 90% of their votes. Americans did not turn out in significant numbers for the Republicans amid high fuel prices and dissatisfaction with the president.

This allowed the Democrats to pick up a number of seats – and take back control of the US House of Representatives and Senate. Here’s how it happened.

Data notes

The election results on this page are reported by the Associated Press. AP calls the winner in a state when they determine that the trailing candidate has no path to victory. This can happen before 100% of votes in a state have been counted.

Estimates for the total vote in each state are also provided by AP. The numbers update throughout election night and in the following days as more data on voter turnout becomes available.

Official results can take days or weeks to be fully finalised. This is often because of the verification process of absentee, mail-in and provisional ballots. In some states, mail-in ballots can be received and counted several days after election day.

County results are only included in the interactive if more than 90% of precincts within the county have reported ballot data.

The shift in margin compares county-level results for the 2026 Senate election against the 2024 presidential election. It only assesses the change in margin between the two major parties, and discounts votes for third-party candidates.

Demographic data used has been sourced from the US Census American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Urban and rural classification is sourced from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Congressional District Health Dashboard. Historical election data is sourced from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Redistricted boundaries are sourced from the Redistricting Data Hub and All About Redistricting.

Credit for photos used in candidate headshots includes Mikala Compton, Kevin Dietsch/Getty, Reuters, Pacific Press/REX/Shutterstock, Jessica Koscielniak, Nathan Howard, Charlie Riedel/AP, official House photography, YouTube and Dominic Byrd-McDevitt.