Midterms have gone against US president's party for decades. The 2026 Republican rout went further | HT Explainers

Hindustan Times · Prakriti Deb, Chuen Chen Liu · 2026-11-05 12:23 UTC

Democrats won both chambers of the US Congress. The data on past midterms, the three exceptions, and the discontent that deepened Republican losses. | HT Explainers

Democrats won both chambers of the US Congress. The data on past midterms, the three exceptions, and the discontent that deepened Republican losses.

Voters in this week's US elections turned against the party in the White House, continuing a trend seen at almost every midterm for nearly a century, though the Republicans this time around lost ground almost everywhere, on a scale few midterms have matched.

"The American people have made the same decision that has been made in all but two midterms in the last century," US House Speaker Mike Johnson said, acknowledging Republican losses.

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