U.S. House
U.S. Senate
Critical Analysis
Find answers to the following questions using the visual above, any links below, your big brain, and your knowledge of American government and politics:
According to the visual above which party now. has a majority of the U.S. House?
According to the visual above which party now. has a majority of the U.S. Senate?
How do you feel about these results?
What term would you use to describe the midterm election results?
Identify the top three factors leading to these results?
Identify the top three consequences of the election results?
How did the demographic shifts shown below* most impact the election?
When the new Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2027, what party will pick the Speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader?
How will the results of the election impact checks and balances?
President Trump will now be a super-lame duck president. How will he be able to advance his agenda facing a majority democratic congress?
Write and Discuss
Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.
Act on your Learning
There were many historic firsts in the midterm elections: first Muslim in U.S. Senate; first Black female governor in US; Texas’s first Latina governor; Florida’s first Black governor; first gay man elected to US Senate; first Native American woman elected to Senate. Check out these historic election firsts and contact one of these winners to congratulate them.
Get Creative
Landslide. Tsunami. Earthquake. The Democrats have won the largest House popular vote victory for any party since 1974, when the Watergate Scandal rocked the Republicans to their core. The 2026 election is a Watergate-level rebuke of the incumbent party. What do you think is the best word to describe the election results?
Learning Extension
Complete your Midterm Election Central to see how your election predictions fared.
Distribute this worksheet to your students prior to the election for them to complete as results are reported. Afterwards, review and discuss the findings together during class. Teacher Key is available here.
