Short answer: The 2026 midterms were on November 3, and Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate, according to the Associated Press. Within hours, the internet did what it always does: new slang, new formats and a comment section war. The biggest midterm memes are “Blexas,” “Woke 3” and the “Who Are You Voting For, Daddy?” comic. Here’s what they mean.
New election, new memes. And yes, the mudslinging is back.
Where we stand: we don’t. Davinjho isn’t red or blue. We explain the memes, you do the voting. The only thing we’re against is the childish mudslinging that turns every election into a family group chat meltdown.
What does “Blexas” mean?
“Blexas” is “blue” plus “Texas.” It’s shorthand for the idea of Texas turning into a Democratic-leaning state. According to Know Your Meme, the earliest known use goes back to at least January 2024, and for years it was half prediction, half running joke, because that blue Texas kept not showing up.
Then came 2026. Democrats won big races in Texas, including the U.S. Senate seat that James Talarico won, per AP. Cue a flood of “Blexas is real” posts on X and TikTok. If you’re on the other side, you probably saw the same posts and rolled your eyes. Both reactions are very normal.
What does “Woke 3” mean?
“Woke 3” is satire. Know Your Meme explains it like a sequel joke: “Woke 2” was imagined as a version focused on politics and money stuff like affordability and working-class issues. “Woke 3” skips that and goes straight back to the 2010s-style culture war, “only much more authoritarian and forceful.” The memes picture a world where everyone is forced to be woke against their will.
The jokes started as early as December 2025 and blew up after the midterm results. Our read: it works as a meme because it pokes at both sides at once. It roasts the 2010s online culture war and the panic about it coming back.
What is the “Who Are You Voting For, Daddy?” meme?
It’s based on a 2024 political comic by cartoonist Adam Zyglis. A daughter asks her dad who he’s voting for, and he answers, “You,” meaning the party he thinks protects her rights. Know Your Meme lists it as an exploitable format, and that’s what happened: people from both political sides edited the dialogue to push their own point, and plenty of others just made it absurd (Big Chungus showed up, obviously).
Around the 2026 midterms it went viral again, often redrawn with AI. Zyglis himself spoke out against the AI versions in October 2026. Respect the artist, at least.
The reactions: movie clips, “Bluenami” and one copypasta
The rest of election week was reaction memes. The Hollywood Reporter collected the celebration posts: clips from The Office, Mean Girls, Step Brothers and Breaking Bad, plus “blue wave” and “Bluenami” edits.
On the other side, some people shared a copypasta about missing the days “when we didn’t know each other’s political beliefs.” And honestly? That one might be the most relatable post of the whole election.
Our take: the mudslinging is the real loser
Here’s the thing. Every election, half the internet celebrates, the other half seethes, and everyone ends up yelling at strangers in the comments. Memes are at their best when they roast everybody: the politicians, the hot takes, the uncle who writes essays on Facebook. They’re at their worst when they turn into insults aimed at regular people who just voted differently.
So laugh at the memes. Skip the mudslinging. If you want to make your own election meme, keep it about the chaos, not your neighbor, and build it in our free meme maker. No watermark, no sign-up.
Election season isn’t the only thing happening this month, by the way. The internet also spent three years waiting for the Remember November 2026 polar bear, and if you like your politics with more global chaos, there’s our breakdown of the USA vs. China meme war.
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Vote however you want. Just don’t turn Thanksgiving dinner into a civil war.
Sources: AP: Calling control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, Know Your Meme: Blexas, Know Your Meme: Woke 3, Know Your Meme: Who Are You Voting For, Daddy?, The Hollywood Reporter. Featured image and example meme: Pexels photos.