Democrats Sweep 2025 Off-Year Elections as Trump Approval Slips Amid Shutdown

Democrats won all four major 2025 off-year races on Nov. 4: Abigail Spanberger took Virginia's governorship with 57% of the vote; Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey's governor's race by 14 points; Democrats flipped Virginia's House to 64–36; and California's Prop 50 redistricting measure passed 64–36. Results were widely read as a voter rebuke of Trump during the 35-day government shutdown.