Women voters behind Democrat House victory, poll shows
US voters were deeply divided about Donald Trump’s job performance and the direction of the country
Washington —US women voters increased their support for Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives, providing an expected swing to help the party take control of the chamber, according to Reuters/Ipsos Election Day poll. Fifty-five percent of women said they backed a Democrat for the House this year, compared with 49% who said they backed a Democrat in the 2014 congressional midterm elections, the poll found. Overall, US voters were deeply divided about Republican President Donald Trump’s job performance and the direction of the country as they cast ballots in Tuesday’s congressional elections, according to the poll. Young voters also swung aggressively toward Democrats — with those 18-34 backing Democrats by 62% to 34% - a 28-percentage point gap. That is a big increase from 2014, when 54% of young voters backed Democrats and 36% Republicans, which amounted to an 18-point gap. Hispanic voters also favored Democratic House candidates by 33 percentage points — higher than...
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