# Democrats retake House as Trump unpopularity drives voters

> Democrats are projected to retake the House for the first time since 2020, powered by Trump's deep unpopularity and voter anger over the economy.
- Title: Democrats retake House as Trump unpopularity drives voters
- Summary: Democrats are projected to retake the House for the first time since 2020, powered by Trump's deep unpopularity and voter anger over the economy. Democrats…
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- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/Politics/abc-news-voter-polls-explain-democrats-won-us/story?id=137687246
- Author: ABC News
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- Topics: democrats, house of representatives, 2026 election, donald trump, voter polls, economy, unpopularity, news
## Democrats win back the House
Democrats are projected to retake the House for the first time since twenty twenty in an election where President Donald Trump's shadow loomed large.
## Trump's deep unpopularity drives the result
About six in ten Americans who voted in House races disapprove of Trump's performance as president, including fifty-three percent who strongly disapprove, according to ABC News Voter Polls.
## Strong disapproval translates to Democratic votes
Voters who strongly disapproved of Trump supported Democrats for the House by an eighty-nine percentage point margin. Just two in ten voters strongly approved of Trump.
## Highest disapproval since George W. Bush
More than half of House voters strongly disapprove of Trump's performance as president. That is the highest strong disapproval share for any president dating back to twenty oh eight.
## Voters say Trump has wrong priorities
About two-thirds of House voters say Trump has the wrong priorities and a similar share says he prioritizes his own personal interests over those of the country.
## Opposition to Trump drives Democratic votes
More Americans who voted in House races say their vote was to express opposition to Trump rather than support for him, forty-three percent to sixteen percent. Ninety-six percent of them voted for Democrats.
## Economic discontent favors Democrats
Three-quarters of House voters rated the state of the economy negatively and they supported Democrats by forty percentage points. Among roughly one-third who rated the economy poorly, they supported Democrats by seventy-one points.
## Voters blame Trump for inflation hardship
About eight in ten House voters felt inflation caused their family severe or moderate hardship in the past year.Sixty-two percent of these voters blamed Trump's policies for higher prices rather than factors outside his control.
## Democrats gain with young and independent voters
Democrats improved their lead among voters under thirty, winning roughly three-quarters of their votes compared with just more than half in twenty twenty-four. Independent voters backed Democrats by fifty-six percent to thirty-nine percent.
## Democratic Party holds favorability advantage
The Democratic Party held a slight advantage in favorability over Republicans, forty-seven percent versus forty-one percent. Democrats also won a twenty-five percentage point lead among double haters who are unfavorable of both parties.
## Key takeaway

Democrats won back the House in twenty twenty-six as Trump's unpopularity and economic discontent drove voters to support them over Republicans.