Overview:
The AP Voter Poll found that about 90% of Black voters nationwide supported Democratic candidates in their U.S. House races, while a second survey examined the issues voters considered most important.
The 2026 midterm elections revealed differences in how Americans voted and which issues they considered most important. About nine in 10 Black voters nationwide supported Democratic candidates in their U.S. House races, compared with 9% who supported Republicans. Hispanic voters also favored Democrats, 64% to 34%, while white voters were evenly divided, with 49% supporting each party, according to the AP Voter Poll by SSRS. The survey also examines which issues voters overall and across racial and demographic groups identified as the most important facing the country.
The top issue facing the country
Percent of voters nationally who said each issue was the most important facing the country.
The economy39%
The state of democracy33%
Immigration14%
Healthcare8%
Foreign policy4%
Crime3%
Select an issue to view its value.
Source: The AP Voter Poll by SSRS. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
How different groups voted for the U.S. House
90% of Black voters supported Democratic candidates, compared with 9% who voted Republican. Hispanic voters also favored Democrats, 64% to 34%.
In Brooklyn, photographer Bill Farrington captures Haitian Americans and other residents casting their ballots at a polling site on Caton Avenue on Nov. 3, offering a local view of participation in an election that drew a landslide of voters across the country.
How different groups voted for the U.S. House
Percent of voters in each group nationally who said they voted
for the Democratic or Republican candidate in their U.S. House
district.
Demographic breakdown
Race
Age
Education
Gender
Party
Community size
Democratic candidate
Republican candidate
Source: The AP Voter Poll by SSRS. Percentages may not add to 100%
due to rounding.
All photos by Bill Farrington for The Haitian Times
Maya Woolley, left, and Maude Antoinne-Pierre voting at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place, on Nov. 3
Duwed Richard and her daughter casting a vote in the midterm elections, Tuesday night, at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place on Nov. 3.
Dream Vincent with daughter Emily Vincent voting at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place, on Nov. 3.
Voters at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place, on Nov. 3
Poll worker assisting a voter at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place, on Nov. 3.
Kathleen Jean-Jacques voting at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place, on Nov. 3
Voters casting their ballots at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place, on Nov. 3.
Voters lined up at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place, on Nov. 3.
Voters behind the booth at a Caton Avenue, Brooklyn polling place, on Nov. 3
