Democrats Have Gained Control in More States. That Could Change the Way the US Elects Its President
The five states could lift the compact to 283 electoral votes, enough to bypass the Electoral College if all join, analysts said.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Democrats won 'trifecta' governments in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada, securing control of both legislative houses and the governor's office in each state.
- The Electoral College currently directs electors based on state results, allowing candidates to win the presidency while losing the popular vote, a system critics describe as 'undemocratic.'
- These five states hold 61 electoral votes; the 50 electoral votes from four of them are enough to push the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to the 270-vote threshold.
- Republican strategist Patrick Rosenstiel stated, 'The environment is right for the 2028 presidential election to be run by national popular vote,' describing this month's elections as a mandate for change.
- Joining the compact would allow it to take effect as soon as the 2028 election, bypassing the current Electoral College system without requiring a constitutional amendment.
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The big victory of US Democrats in last week's midterm elections could not only change the country's political balance of power, but also affect how Americans elect presidents in the future, writes the Associated Press news agency.
Democrats have gained control in more states. That could change the way the US elects its president – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The midterm elections already upended national politics. Due to the number of state governments that have flipped to Democratic control, they also could change the way the U.S. elects a president. The sudden blue tint to so many more statehouses opens the door to enough states joining 18 other Democratic-run states in...
Democrats have gained control in more states. That could change the wa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The midterm elections already upended national politics . Due to the number of state governments that have flipped to Democratic control, they also could change the way the U.S. elects a president. The sudden
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Democrats have gained control in more states. That could change the way the US elects its president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The midterm elections already upended national politics. Due to the number of state governments that have flipped to Democratic control, they also could change the way the U.S. elects a president.
Electoral College on the chopping block: Democrats now have the power to end it. Will they?
Amid the excitement of the blue wave’s flashier victories in last week’s midterm elections—Blexas, Bliowa, and Blansas, anyone?—Democrats also quietly set themselves up for one of the biggest potential changes in the history of American politics: ending the Electoral College. The Electoral College system was designed to ensure small states aren’t passed over by presidential campaigns, but in the process, it gives those often Republican-leaning s…
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