Deep red and swing states making election flip to Democrats indicate Trump’s plunging popularity

Democrat Alicia Johnson defeated Republican incumbent Tim Echols in one of Georgia’s public service commissioner races. Photograph: Jeff Amy/AP

The 2025 off-year elections proved to be a major success for Democrats, as candidates at state and local levels managed to make inroads into and even flip several Republican strongholds across the country.

Much of the national spotlight was centered on Zohran Mamdani’s landmark win in New York, along with Democratic victories in the gubernatorial races of New Jersey and Virginia. And in both Virginia and New Jersey there were several precincts or voting blocs that voted for Trump in 2024 that then voted for Democrats this year.