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Election 2026

Votes vs. seats

House seats are won district by district, so a party's share of seats rarely matches its share of the national vote. Here's how far apart they are.

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Why don't they match?

Winning a district by one vote earns the same seat as winning it by 100,000, so a party whose voters are packed into fewer districts piles up "wasted" votes. District lines, uncontested seats and turnout all play a part. On the vote side, some states leave unopposed candidates off the ballot, so those seats add no votes at all.

Landslides vs. squeakers → · Redistricting → · Generic ballot →

Results: civicAPI, on the latest count. Votes for every House candidate, including races between two candidates of the same party.

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