What Did People Vote On?
Voters cast their ballots for the next president. They choose state leaders, including governors, and city leaders, such as mayors. And voters chose members of the 119th United States Congress, which begins on January 3, 2025. Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The group makes new laws and changes existing ones.
In total, 469 seats in Congress were up for grabs: 34 out of 100 seats in the Senate and all 435 seats in the House. Before the election, the Democratic Party had control of the Senate. Republicans won enough races to change the balance of power. When one party takes control from the other party, it is called “flipping” the Senate or the House. At press time, the Republican Party had flipped the Senate. The results for the House of Representatives had not yet been finalized.
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