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ABC News Voter Polls explain how Democrats won the US House:
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Democrats → explain → House
Democrats are projected to retake the House for the first time since 2020.
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Democrats → project → 2020
Democrats are projected to retake the House for the first time since 2020 in an election where President Donald Trump’s shadow loomed large over the proceedings.
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shadow → project → proceedings
Democrats made small but substantive improvements in their share of the vote across many groups and benefited from Trump’s deep unpopularity and voters' negativity about the economy.
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Democrats → make → economy
According to ABC News Voter Polls, about 6 in 10 Americans who voted on U.S. House races disapprove of Trump’s performance as president, including 53% who strongly disapprove.
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who → accord → %
Voters who strongly disapproved of Trump supported Democrats for the House by an 89-percentage point margin.
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who → disapprove → margin
Just 2 in 10 voters in U.S. House races strongly approved of Trump and they supported Republicans by a 96-point margin.
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they → approve → margin
And more than half of voters for U.S. House strongly disapprove of Trump’s performance as president, according to ABC News Voter Polling, that's the highest strong disapproval share for any president dating back to the 2008 election when George W. Bush was president and Barack Obama was elected.
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Obama → disapprove → election
About two-thirds of those who voted in House races say Trump has the wrong priorities and a similar share says he prioritizes his own personal interests over those of the country.
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he → vote → country
These voters chose Democrats for the U.S. House over Republicans by 69 percentage points and 73 points, respectively, according to ABC News voter polling.
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voters → choose → polling
More Americans who voted in U.S. House races say their vote was to express opposition to Trump rather than support for him in ABC News voter polling, 43% to 16% and 96% of them voted for Democrats.
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% → vote → Democrats
Three-quarters of these voters rated the state of the economy negatively and they supported Democrats by 40 percentage points.
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they → rat → points
Among the roughly one-third of voters who rated the economy poorly, they supported Democrats by 71 points.
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they → rat → points
About 7 in 10 Americans who voted on House races say the U.S. economic system generally favors the wealthy rather than being fair to most Americans and they supported the Democrats by about a 3-to-1 margin.
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they → vote → margin
More say their family’s financial situation has gotten worse than better in the past two years by more than a 2-to-1 margin and they largely supported Democrats.
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they → say → Democrats
About 8 in 10 Americans who voted in House races felt inflation had caused their family severe or moderate hardship in the past year, with most of them supporting Democrats.
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most → vote → Democrats
And 62% of these voters blamed Trump’s policies for higher than usual prices rather than factors outside of his control, according to ABC News Voter Polls.
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% → blame → Polls
The Democratic Party held a slight advantage in favorability over Republicans -- 47% vs 41% -- and also won a 25-percentage point lead among the 15% of "double haters" who are unfavorable of both parties, per ABC News Voter Polls.
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who → hold → Polls
ABC News Voter Polls find that Democrats improved on their typical wide lead among voters in House races who are under 30, winning roughly three quarters of their votes today, compared with just more than half in 2024.
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who → find → 2024
About a third of voters don't identify with either major political party but they backed Democrats in U.S. House races by a 56% to 39% margin, according to ABC News Voter Polls.
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they → identify → Polls
In the previous two elections, independent voters split roughly evenly between the two parties, according to Edison Research.
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voters → split → Research
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