Democrats are undeniably entering 2026 with a better chance of retaking the Senate than they were at the outset of the year.

Despite initial resistance from Texas’ congressional delegation, President Donald Trump successfully pressured Texas ...

Most everyone has embraced the current partisan configuration that has been in place since 2016: 24 red states tilting toward Republicans, 19 blue states leaning Democratic, and seven purple states in ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s roller coaster of a year has finally reached its end. The Republican pulled out of the race for New York governor — and also passed on a reelection bid — on Dec. 19, explicitly ...

Amy, Erin and Matthew close out 2025 with a conversation on the surprise topic of the year: the mid-cycle redistricting wars. Flexible plans & easy cancellations, starting as low as $29/month with our ...

The Cook Political Report redistricting tracker is following developments in every state taking up redistricting, or considering it, over the next several months — as well as the gains that each party ...

The CPR Governor Race Ratings assess the competitiveness of all gubernatorial elections each cycle. Competitiveness is determined by several factors, including the state's political makeup, the ...

President Donald Trump has gone to extreme lengths to shore up Republicans’ tenuous hold on the House — going as far as pressuring state legislators to redraw their congressional maps to net their ...

Below are our 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠) scores for all 435 districts. A Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) score of D+2, for example, means that in the 2020 and 2024 presidential ...