APTOPIX Election 2026 America Votes Tennessee

Election Day is here. Voters nationwide will decide control of the U.S. House and Senate. Democrats must flip four Senate seats and three House seats to wrest control of the chambers from Republicans. Control of Congress would give Democrats a way to push back against President Donald Trump’s agenda during the final two years of his term. The battle for control is playing out mostly in states and districts Trump previously won by wide margins. Democrats have homed in on Trump’s poor approval rating, public dissatisfaction with the war in Iran and affordability concerns. Republicans have focused on social issues, while Trump has made himself the central character of the midterms.

President Donald Trump says “everything’s going good” as midterm elections that will serve as a referendum on his second term come to a close. Polling sites opened along the East Coast on Tuesday with few disruptions. Americans angry over high prices and an unpopular war with Iran are deciding whether to drastically shift power in Washington. Democrats are cautiously optimistic about their prospects, betting discontent over Trump’s failure to deliver on his promise to tackle rising costs will depress Republican turnout. Trump declared in a Fox News Channel interview that "inflation is solved” — even though his Commerce Department says consumer prices rose 3.6% in September from a year earlier.