Midterms have gone against US president's party for decades. The 2026 Republican rout went further

Democrats won both chambers of the US Congress. The data on past midterms, the three exceptions, and the discontent that ...
The Business Standard

Why the president's party usually loses seats in US midterm elections

Historical results show that the president's party lost House seats in 18 of the 20 midterm elections held between 1946 and 2022, with an average loss of 26 seats. "Only Bill Clinton's Democrats in ...