Slim majorities have become more common in the U.S. House and Senate
Republicans will kick off the 119th Congress with the smallest margin of control in the U.S. House of Representatives in modern history.
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2024 elections show more partisan splits between states’ presidential and Senate votes than in recent past
Four states that Republican Donald Trump carried in this month’s presidential election also elected Democratic senators.
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After Trump’s victory, Democrats are more pessimistic about their party’s future
The partisan gap in Republican and Democratic views of their parties’ futures (35 percentage points) is much larger than after any recent election.
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In Tied Presidential Race, Harris and Trump Have Contrasting Strengths, Weaknesses
Trump leads on the economy; Harris, on abortion and several personal traits. And supporters of the candidates have different views of what governing actions would be acceptable.
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From ‘traditional’ to ‘open-minded,’ how Americans describe themselves
Roughly six-in-ten Republicans (58%) describe themselves as traditional, but just 19% of Democrats say the same.
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10 facts about Democrats in the U.S.
More than four-in-ten Democratic voters (44%) are Hispanic, Black, Asian, another race or multiracial, up from 23% in 1996.
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10 facts about Republicans in the U.S.
About eight-in-ten Republican voters (79%) are non-Hispanic White, down from 93% nearly two decades ago.
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Third-party and independent candidates for president often fall short of early polling numbers
Given the number of third-party and independent candidates in the 2024, we examined how such candidates fared in past elections.
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Changing Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation
Amid shifts in demographics and partisan allegiances, registered voters are now evenly split between the Democratic Party and the GOP.
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Most Americans continue to say their side in politics is losing more often than it is winning
The share of adults who say their side is losing more often than winning is up 15 percentage points since early 2020.
