The U.S. Democratic Party, which has taken control of Congress, also overtakes the 'large opposition party' of 260 seats in the House of Representatives for the first time in 35 years.

With the U.S. Democratic Party confirming its simultaneous retaking of the Senate and House of Representatives in the November 3 midterm elections, there are predictions that a large opposition party with close to 260 seats will be born as the counting of votes in the Federal House of Representatives continues.

US media reported that the Democratic Party is approaching a historic victory by surpassing the 257 seats it secured in the 2008 House of Representatives elections.

According to the New York Times (NYT) and CNN on the 6th (local time), the Democratic Party secured 253 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives as of the previous evening. On the other hand, the Republican Party only had 155 seats.

In the remaining 27 constituencies, the winner has not been confirmed.

CNN analyzed that the Democratic Party is ahead in six of the unconfirmed constituencies, and that the final number of seats is likely to be close to or exceed 260 seats.

The NYT predicted that the Democratic Party is likely to secure the largest number of House seats in 18 years since the 2008 election, when it won 257 seats.

In particular, CNN reported that if the final number of seats exceeds 260, it will set a record of becoming the largest House majority in 35 years since 1991 (267 seats).

At the time, George H.W. The opposition Democratic Party won the midterm election just before the Bush administration and secured 267 seats. That was the last time a single party won more than 260 seats.

In this election, support for the Democratic Party appeared to have expanded in most constituencies.

According to the NYT count, the Democratic Party has so far defeated 39 incumbent Republican lawmakers. This includes constituencies such as Iowa and Missouri, where President Trump won the 2024 presidential election with a double-digit margin of vote.

NYT analyzed that although it is common for the ruling party to lose seats in midterm elections, this midterm election was the largest victory that any political party has achieved in the past half century.

It turned out that the district redistricting promoted by President Trump and the Republican Party was not as effective as expected.

The Republican Party has so far only won two of the 15 seats it was trying to secure through district redistricting. On the other hand, the Democratic Party achieved victory in six redistricted districts in California and Utah.

The Democratic Party's landslide victory is expected to have an impact on the 2028 electoral district redistricting process.

This is because the Democratic Party has made great strides not only in the federal Congress but also in state legislatures in the midterm elections, giving it more room to exert influence on future electoral district demarcation.

However, even if the Democratic Party secures an overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives, it is expected that there will be limits to its ability to check President Trump's administration of state affairs.

This is because it falls short of the status of a supermajority party that can neutralize the Republican Party's filibuster (obstruction of legal proceedings through unlimited debate) and President Trump's veto.

Although the Democratic Party has secured a majority in the Senate, it falls short of the 60 seats needed to end bill filibusters (obstruction of legal proceedings through unrestricted debate). The Democratic Party has so far secured 54 seats in the Senate, which could increase up to 56 seats depending on the election results in Mississippi and Alaska.

Moreover, if President Trump vetoes the Democratic-led bill, 290 votes are needed in the House of Representatives and 67 votes in the Senate to override it.

Even if the Democratic Party secures around 260 seats in the House of Representatives, cooperation from Republican lawmakers is essential to overturn the president's veto.

President Trump has already announced his intention to actively exercise his veto against the Democratic Party's control of Congress.

On the 3rd, as the results of the midterm election tilted towards the Democratic Party's victory, President Trump posted a photo of a red hat with the word 'VETO' written on it on the social media Truth Social.

The same hat was placed on President Trump's desk at the signing ceremony held in the Oval Office of the White House the day before.

On this day, President Trump signed a proclamation designating the White House Oval Office and the Cabinet Room as a national monument, and by prominently placing the veto hat, it is interpreted that he has once again revealed his will to keep a check on the next Congress, which will be controlled by the Democratic Party.

Previously, in a Fox News interview, President Trump announced his policy of actively exercising his veto power, saying, "(Democrats) will send crazy things and I will exercise my veto power."