Democracy Corpsโ post-election survey, fielded online by YouGov Blue among 1,339 voters from October 29 to November 6, 2026 (margin of error ยฑ3.2 percent), finds an election that Democrats won by far more than the usual midterm swing. Democrats won the House vote by 13 points, House battleground districts by 11, and the Senate vote by 9. The wave was driven by voters who rarely move together. Democrats won new voters by 40 points in House races, won independents by 37 points, and took 90 percent of Black voters, about 70 percent of Hispanic, Asian and Jewish voters, and over 70 percent of Gen Z. They also carried union households by 20 points in House races. Only 6 percent of Trump voters defected, so much of the shift came from Republicans who did not turn out and from new voters who showed up for Democrats.
The survey shows why. Voters rewarded Democrats for talking about prices, health care costs, tariffs and the Iran war, and about corruption. The only strong reason voters gave for supporting Republicans was securing the border. Voters now want bold change from the party: taxing billionaires and big tech, acting against monopolies that raise prices, restoring ACA subsidies and a higher monthly Child Tax Credit. They also want Democrats to focus on kitchen table issues rather than cultural fights, and a majority of Democratic voters say the party should stop taking big money from the richest. The full findings, with samples of Black, Hispanic, Asian American and Jewish voters and message tests on tariffs, unions, Israel and the Child Tax Credit, are in the accompanying slide deck.
