Democratic sweep opens the door for major policy changes at state level

Democrats won sweeping victories at the national level on Election Day, but their victories at the state level may be even more significant for millions of Americans.

Democrats have flipped 12 state legislature chambers and broken Republican supermajorities in 13 chambers. They gained five new governorships and are poised to flip a sixth in Alaska. And six additional states now have Democratic trifectas, meaning control of the governor’s office and majorities in the state legislature: Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.