2026 midterm results
Do presidents lose midterms? 24 elections, charted
Net House and Senate seat changes for the president’s party since 1934. Switch chamber or hover any year.
Unofficial. Status Nov 5, 2026: races called by news organizations. States have not certified them. Called vs. certified
- Democratic president
- Republican president
- Provisional: count continues
| Year | President | House | Senate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 * | Trump (R) | −34 | −7 |
| 2022 | Biden (D) | −9 | +1 |
| 2018 | Trump (R) | −41 | +2 |
| 2014 | Obama (D) | −13 | −9 |
| 2010 | Obama (D) | −63 | −6 |
| 2006 | G.W. Bush (R) | −30 | −6 |
| 2002 | G.W. Bush (R) | +8 | +2 |
| 1998 | Clinton (D) | +4 | 0 |
| 1994 | Clinton (D) | −54 | −8 |
| 1990 | G.H.W. Bush (R) | −8 | −1 |
| 1986 | Reagan (R) | −5 | −8 |
| 1982 | Reagan (R) | −26 | +1 |
| 1978 | Carter (D) | −15 | −3 |
| 1974 | Ford (R) | −48 | −5 |
| 1970 | Nixon (R) | −12 | +2 |
| 1966 | L. Johnson (D) | −47 | −4 |
| 1962 | Kennedy (D) | −4 | +3 |
| 1958 | Eisenhower (R) | −48 | −13 |
| 1954 | Eisenhower (R) | −18 | −1 |
| 1950 | Truman (D) | −28 | −6 |
| 1946 | Truman (D) | −56 | −12 |
| 1942 | F. Roosevelt (D) | −45 | −9 |
| 1938 | F. Roosevelt (D) | −72 | −7 |
| 1934 | F. Roosevelt (D) | +9 | +9 |
* Provisional: count continues