One reason the races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey mark a big victory for Democrats: the results suggest these typically blue states are getting bluer, and Democratic enthusiasm is rising. President Trump lost both states just a year ago by single-digit margins.

Many voters in New Jersey and Virginia — which both elected Democratic governors on Tuesday — cast their ballots in opposition to President Trump, according to the AP Voter Poll. In the Prairie State,

Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country

New Jersey was one of the states where many Democrats were left cold by their choices in the 2024 election and chose not to vote. Then-candidate Joe Biden won the state in 2020 with nearly 400,000 more votes than the party won in 2024, when Vice President Kamala Harris was the nominee.

The polls have opened in New York and New Jersey on Tuesday as voters choose the new mayor of New York City and governor of the Garden State. New Yorkers are turning out to make their choice for 111th mayor heard – after nine days of early voting,

New Yorkers weigh in a mayoral race that has garnered national attention, while Virginia and New Jersey choose new governors.