Yes, 2026 Will Likely Be a "Blue Wave" Year - Elections Daily

Yes, 2026 Will Likely Be a "Blue Wave" Year - Elections Daily

I recently read an article by Kyle Kondik for UVA’s Center for Politics about the upcoming 2026 elections. The article is titled “The House: A Big Sort Lowers the Odds of a Big Wave.” The article examines the possibility of a “wave” election, and ultimately argues that the conditions are not as good as they once were. Kondik cites three conditions, but the defining one is that districts are more “sorted” than they once were. In other words, ther…