Republicans’ success at the ballot box in 2024 was decisive but not overwhelming. The GOP owes its continued control of the ...

The lengthy leadership standoffs and historic gridlock that paralyzed the 118th Congress have reinforced state legislatures’ ...

The 2026 midterm-election prospects for the two major political parties in the House and Senate are as different as night and ...

In an era of narrow majorities and subsequent legislative gridlock, every single U.S. House race matters. Ultimately, ...

It’s been more than a decade since an incumbent senator was felled in a primary challenge. While allies of Donald Trump are ...

Exclusively for CPR subscribers, the Editors Roundtable features Cook Political Report analysts discussing the most critical ...

Please note that results are not yet final except where noted in the table below. Our subscribers have first access to individual race pages for each House, Senate and Governors race, which will ...

With one particularly stark exception, this year’s 11 gubernatorial races largely flew under the radar. It was the first ...

As the calendar flips to the new year, we’re closing the books on the 2024 election cycle. This November saw Republicans take ...

Our subscribers have first access to individual race pages for each House, Senate and Governors race, which will include race ratings (each race is rated on a seven-point scale) and a narrative ...

For more than 25 years, the Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠) has served as a useful metric to compare the partisan leanings of all 435 House seats and 50 states. Today, we're publishing ...

The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American ...