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Podcast Episode 12: Baseline, Evenly-Divided Districts, Memorable Holiday Gifts

December 21, 2023 · 11:01 AM EST

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Bradley Wascher discuss Inside Elections’ Baseline metric, which measures the partisan performance of every district and every state. They also dive into some of the most evenly-divided districts in the country and talk about their favorite holiday gift…

2024 House Overview: New York, New Majority?

December 15, 2023 · 2:30 PM EST

By Nathan L. Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin & Erin Covey

Start spreading the news: New York is about to be the epicenter of the fight for the House, with a special election competing with the Republican presidential race for center stage early next year.

The Long Island-based 3rd District is vacant…

2024 House Overview (Dec. 15, 2023): Alabama - Iowa

by Jacob Rubashkin December 15, 2023 · 2:29 PM EST

Alabama. Primary March 5. Runoff April 2.
1st District (Southern Alabama) Jerry Carl, R, re-elected 84%. Trump 75%.
Court-ordered redistricting has given Alabama two congressional districts where Black voters will have the opportunity to elect a representative of their choice in 2024. Rather than…

2024 House Overview (Dec. 15, 2023): Kansas - New York

December 15, 2023 · 2:28 PM EST

Kansas. Filing deadline June 3. Primary Aug. 6.
3rd District (Kansas City suburbs) Sharice Davids, D, re-elected 55%. Biden 51%. Oncologist Prasanth Reddy got another stamp of establishment approval when Speaker Mike Johnson included the former LabCorp executive and Air Force Reserve officer in his…

2024 House Overview (Dec. 15, 2023): North Carolina - Wisconsin

December 15, 2023 · 2:27 PM EST

North Carolina. Primary March 5. Runoff May 14.
1st District (Inland northeastern North Carolina) Don Davis, D, elected 52%. Biden 50.4%. North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature has transformed the state’s congressional map, allowing Republicans to easily flip three Democratic-held seats…

2024 House Ratings (December 15, 2023)

December 15, 2023 · 2:24 PM EST

How to Measure the Partisanship of Every House Seat

by Bradley Wascher December 8, 2023 · 11:30 AM EST

What are the most evenly-divided House districts in the country? It’s not as easy as just looking at the past presidential results, considering down ballot races can have their own unique circumstances. That’s why Inside Elections created a metric to measure partisanship in each district.

Inside…

Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District

by Bradley Wascher December 8, 2023 · 11:29 AM EST

To calculate Inside Elections’ Baseline, we include all contested partisan elections for federal and statewide offices (executive or constitutional) in the four most recent cycles, as well as any special or off-year elections during that span. The only district-based elections we consider are U.S.…

New York 3: Santos Expulsion Triggers Special Election

by Jacob Rubashkin December 7, 2023 · 6:00 PM EST

Embattled New York Republican George Santos was expelled from the House of Representatives last Friday in a 311-114 vote. The congressman’s ousting came just less than a year after reports first broke of Santos’ serial fabrications about his background; he is also facing federal campaign finance…

Podcast Episode 11: Santos Special Election, Nepo Babies Running in the House, GOP Presidential

December 7, 2023 · 2:28 PM EST

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Erin Covey discuss the upcoming special election in New York’s 3rd District after George Santos was expelled, talk about a the crop of Nepo Baby candidates running for the House with family connections, and look ahead to the GOP presidential primary with the…