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Democrats Flip The Most GOP-Held Territory Nationwide — A Frightening Sign For Donald Trump

Republicans on Tuesday lost some traditionally red areas.

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It wasn’t just that the election night on Tuesday was a bad night for Donald Trump and the Republicans, with Trump’s enemy Zohran Mamdani winning the New York mayor’s race and Democrats winning the governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia.

Also, Republicans lost some seats in traditionally red areas that hadn’t gone for a Democrat in many years.

“The 2025 special elections went exceptionally well for Democrats, with local and state candidates flipping red areas across the country,” The New Republic reported.

“Erie County, Pennsylvania, which narrowly supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election, voted overwhelmingly for Democrat Christina Vogel in its county executive race by 24 percentage points,” TNR said. “In Virginia’s 66th state House district, Nicole Cole defeated 36-year Republican incumbent Bobby Orrock, who usually coasted to victory in every state election and was the longest-serving Republican delegate in Virginia’s legislature.”

It was a similar story in Georgia, when Democrats won two races for Public Service Commissioner in Georgia, which marked the first time Democrats have won a statewide race in that state, in a non-Senate race, since 2006.

The Democrats even got wins in the very red state of Mississippi:

“Even in the deep Southern state of Mississippi, Democrats were able to break the supermajority in the state Senate by flipping three seats after 13 years, taking away Republicans’ ability to override the governor’s veto and easily propose constitutional amendments. These victories, coupled with Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race and the Democratic wins in Virginia and New Jersey, have predictably caused President Trump to melt down.”

“Democrats didn’t just rebound. They dominated,” Politico reported about the night.
“All across the country, Democrats won big, from the marquee races to the down-ballot contests. Counties that had shifted right a year ago veered back to the left, and the suburbs that powered Democrats’ massive wins in the first Trump administration came roaring back. Exit polls even showed Democrats improved their margins with non-college educated voters,” Politico said.
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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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