The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, help us quantify its political trajectory.— Much of the Heartland and Midwest has come to lean more to the GOP over the past two decades, though the ...

Five takeaways from the latest campaign fundraising reports: Totals raise questions about two key senators Fundraising ...

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A few months ago, the “no-name” state assemblyman seemed destined to lose to Andrew Cuomo. On election night, he redrew the city’s political maps.

Newsom has defended the proposal as a break-the-emergency-glass maneuver to preserve what he has cast as America’s besieged democracy, arguing Democrats have to become more aggressive and creative to ...

Spurred by President Donald Trump’s political team, Texas lawmakers will try to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost ...

The party has largely coalesced behind Adelita Grijalva in the race to succeed her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

It’s certainly an unusual New York City mayor’s race. If you recently started paying attention, here’s the extremely abridged ...

The Roberts Court has asked for reargument in a key redistricting case, a move that strongly suggests the conservative ...

It’s going to be tough for the GOP to hang on to the House. But tilting the map via redistricting in Texas and Ohio could ...

Yes, those things have happened. "Another consequence is that without the press looking on, local government is able to act in virtual secret, making huge decisions without input from the community ...

What might this year’s Democratic gubernatorial primary tell us about future primaries for Congress and the State Legislature ...