Voters in the American South favored the Democratic Party in the combined total of ballots cast for the 2026 midterm congressional races. The party secured the majority of popular votes for both House and Senate seats across 11 Southern states during the election cycle.
The results mark a historical shift for the region, representing the first time the Democrats won the south-wide popular vote for House seats since 1992. In the Senate, this is the party’s first victory of the popular vote for Class II seats in the South since 1984.
