A swing in Latino support helps fuel Trump's victory, while political gravity caught up to Senate Democrats and abortion rights didn't turn out to be a panacea.
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Here are five key takeaways from the 2024 election
Election Day is in the books: NBC News has projected that Donald Trump won the presidential race over Kamala Harris and that Republicans have captured the Senate, while the House is still up for grabs.
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Trump returns to the White House as the 47th president, with Democrats stunned at their loss.
Voters were disappointed about the economy and their finances, all of which fueled a desire for change. And Trump cleaned up with "change" voters.
Republicans were favored to win control of the Senate and flipped seats in West Virginia and Ohio, while the battle for the House is on a knife-edge.
Republicans won the Senate but are looking to stretch their majority. The House is still uncalled. And Trump has won another term as president, NBC News projects.
Defeats in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ended an unbroken post-Roe ballot measure winning streak for reproductive rights advocates.
NBC News projects voters in North Carolina, Wisconsin and six other states passed amendments explicitly banning noncitizens from casting ballots, which is already illegal.
Despite public backing from Donald Trump, marijuana will remain legal in the state only for medical use, NBC News projects.
Unlike 2016, many of Washington's allies had steeled themselves for the possibility of a win for the Republican. Others, including Israel and Europe's hard right, are euphoric.
