Democrats’ Road to the Senate Goes Through Maine. That’s Harder Than It Sounds.

This year, Democrats’ best opportunity on paper is in Maine, a blue state that Kamala Harris carried by almost seven points.

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CPR PollTracker: Trump Trendlines & Crosstabs

The Cook Political Report’s PollTracker is back. This thoughtfully curated polling aggregator calculates a rolling daily average of Trump’s overall approval rating as well as his standing within key demographic subgroups.

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Introducing the 2025 Cook PVI℠

The Cook Political Report is pleased to introduce the 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠) for all 435 congressional districts. First introduced in 1997, the Cook PVI measures how each state and district performs at the presidential level compared to the nation as a whole.

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2026 Senate Race Ratings now available

Democrats need to net four seats in order to win back the majority, and at the outset of the cycle that task looks herculean.

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2026 House Race Ratings now available

Democrats are only three seats from a House majority, but right now, the battleground of competitive races is small and fairly evenly divided between the two parties.

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2024 Vote Trackers

Our 2024 national and House vote trackers are now available. Subscribers can also access a sortable and searchable table version of the maps.

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