Students react to Democrats’ success in midterms

Image courtesy of Violetta Rohr '30. Sitting in the common room of residential houses, compulsively checking the New York Times app and talking on the phone with family members, Vassar College students watched the results of the 2026 midterm elections roll in throughout the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 3. In a resounding victory for the Democratic Party, candidates across America won local, state and national elections, picking up seven seats in the Senate and 39 seats in the House of Representatives, as well as key gubernatorial and mayoral positions. Democrats’ success comes on the heels of nationwide losses in the 2024 election cycle, when President Donald Trump was elected to a second term and Republican candidates won a majority of Senate and House seats—53 and 220, respectively.

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