The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) said Democrats had flipped more than 400 state legislative seats in districts Donald Trump carried in 2024, as midterm results continued to come in, extending the party's statehouse reach.
The committee credited a decade-long strategy and victories for the gains. It said Democrats held 29 statehouse majorities and five trifectas in early 2017. It now counts at least 51 statehouse majorities and says it helped establish 22 governing trifectas.
The DLCC said the party's expanded control reaches a majority of state legislative chambers and seats. The committee said those gains give Democrats a role in shaping decisions affecting most Americans.
The Independent's Nov. 12 report said exit polls linked voter choices to economic and political concerns including living costs, gasoline prices, the Iran war, corruption, tariffs and artificial intelligence.
“Our progress has ensured that losing ground in statehouses will forever be part of Trump’s legacy,” DLCC President Heather Williams said.
