The New Hampshire Senate race gets a little more competitive with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's (D) retirement; in Virginia, Democrats' 2024 coalition was more efficient than it was in some past years.

Midterm electorates are smaller, older, and less diverse -- and they often see the non-presidential party improve their share of the House vote.

The non-presidential party often picks up House seats in midterms, and as a part of it, that party’s incumbents rarely lose in midterms.

As his second term enters its second month, Donald Trump retains a positive approval rating in polling averages. However, his numbers in polling averages are weaker now than a few weeks ago, driven mo...

Here's a look at what's up for debate regarding government spending — and what changes could emerge during the Trump administration.

Just 16 districts voted for one party for president and the other for House, which is the same overall and historically-low total as 2020.

Just 16 districts voted for one party for president and the other for House, which is the same overall and historically-low total as 2020.

Burrows defeated Rep. David Cook with a coalition of Republican and Democratic votes.

In improving his margin in the national popular vote by about 6 points from 2020, Donald Trump ran further ahead of his 2020 margin in the nation’s most vote-rich counties than he did in the rest of t...

How the states have voted compared to the nation since the 2000 presidential election.

How the states have voted compared to the nation since the 2000 presidential election.

As many as seven incumbents could seek their third (or fourth) straight victory to four-year terms.

Local politics and local issues don't explain Trump's 2024 gains across America, including urban areas. Here's what really happened.

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Of the 7 states that were considered Toss-ups during the 2024 campaign, Kamala Harris fared best in Wisconsin, although Donald Trump still carried it. Though Trump gained votes throughout the state, H...