There are still active vote counts for the 2026 Midterm Elections. However, the Exit Polls are in. They can change with recalibrations but for now (1:15 pm Eastern on 11/4)) we have a sense of how Catholics voted.
Overall, the vote was nearly evenly split (50% Democrat and 49% Republican). This reflects the general pre-election divides we discussed in our blog post from a few days ago.
Yet, there are substantial differences in voting by Catholic sub-groups. Black and Hispanic Catholics voted overwhelmingly Democrat (88% and 66%, respectively). Younger Catholics, under 45, were also solid supporters of the Democrats (59%). This support is even stronger among those ages 18 to 29 (67%). The Democrats also had an edge among Catholic early voters (58%) and Catholic women (55%).
Republicans had the strongest support among Catholic Election Day voters (60%) and White Catholics (56%). Also siding with Republicans were Catholic men (55%) and Catholics ages 65 and older (52%).
