American history is littered with third-party bids that flared brightly only to fizzle out, he explained. George Wallace ...

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

In case you missed it, the scheme by special interest groups to replace the Electoral College with a so-called national popular vote may have just suffered a mortal blow — and it happened in a blue ...

Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska has announced he will not seek reelection next year. The 61-year-old Bacon ...

Though America is in its 47th presidency (with many presidents serving multiple terms), just five times has a candidate won ...

Seven battleground states, any of which could swing to either the Democrats or Republicans, held the keys to the 2024 election contest between Trump and Harris.

For decades, Ohio was a key swing state and bellwether predicting presidential winners from 1964-2016 - the longest streak of any state in recent history. But in 2024, the state's 17 electoral ...

The Electoral College is a 538-member body that elects a president. The framers of the Constitution set it up to give more power to the states and as a compromise to avoid having Congress decide ...

Biden won Arizona — and its 11 Electoral College votes — by about 0.4%, or about 10,500 votes. Trump had previously claimed victory in Arizona during the 2016 election.

A presidential candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the election. Here's a breakdown of what a swing state is, why they're important and which states are swing states.