Summary
In the 2025 elections, Democrats won several key races across the United States, gaining important positions and expanding their influence. These victories included statewide offices in Georgia and Pennsylvania, as well as control in various local and state legislatures.
Key Facts
- Democrats won two seats on Georgia's Public Service Commission, a nonfederal statewide office, for the first time since 2006.
- Pennsylvania retained three state Supreme Court judges initially elected as Democrats.
- Democrats won key local positions in Pennsylvania, including the first Democratic District Attorney in Bucks County.
- In Mississippi, Democrats broke a Republican supermajority in the state Senate by flipping seats.
- Democrats expanded their control in Virginia and New Jersey state legislatures, gaining supermajorities.
- Local victories included flipping city council seats in Georgetown, S.C., and Orlando, Fla.
- For the first time in 50 years, Democrats took control of the Onondaga County legislature in Syracuse, N.Y.
