Democrats’ red-state dreams came true in the midterm elections.
What feels like a watershed moment for those normally red states also reverses a recent trend of polarization on Capitol Hill.
Heading into Election Day, there were only four split Senate delegations — meaning states represented by senators from more than one party. That was the fewest since the nationwide election of senators began with the 1914 election after the ratification of the 17th amendment, according to a 2021 analysis by Pew.
