2018 United States Elections

On November 6, 2018, grown-ups all over the United States went to vote. It was like a big school election, but for grown-ups running the whole country! They were choosing who would be in charge of making important decisions. Some people wanted to keep the same leaders, while others wanted new ones. It was a very busy day for everyone who cared about how things were run.

Think of Congress like two big teams. One team is called the House of Representatives, and the other is the Senate. In 2018, the team called Democrats won a lot of seats in the House, which was like winning the championship for that part of Congress! But the other team, the Republicans, held onto their seats in the Senate. It was like one team winning one game and the other team winning another.

Guess what? More grown-ups voted in this election than in any election like it for over 100 years! That's a super long time. It means lots and lots of people really wanted their voices to be heard. It was like the biggest turnout for a school play ever, with everyone wanting to be part of the audience and cheer for their favorites.

This election was special because many new kinds of people got elected. For the very first time, there were more women elected to important jobs. Also, some people who were openly gay or bisexual were chosen to lead. It showed that the United States was choosing leaders from all sorts of different backgrounds, making the country's team more colorful and diverse.