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Estimates show one-third of U.S. House districts were majority-minority districts in 2024
Using data provided in the United States Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey estimates published in September 2025, and based on districts enacted after the 2020 census, there were 148 U.S. House majority-minority districts. This represented approximately 34% of the nation’s 435 U.S. House districts. A majority-minority district is a district in which a racial…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
California Proposition 50 would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats based on presidential election results On Nov. 4, California voters will decide on Proposition 50, which would approve a new, Legislature-drawn congressional map until the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission (CCRC) redraws it in 2031. Today, we’ll look at the partisan lean for each proposed…
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Most states allow teenagers to pre-register to vote before turning 18
While the minimum voting age in the United States is 18, every state with voter registration allows teenagers to pre-register to vote before they blow out the candles on their 18th birthday. North Dakota is the only state that does not have voter registration. The age at which individuals can pre-register varies from state to…
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California Proposition 50 would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats based on presidential election results
Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 25, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Proposition 50 would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats based on presidential election results On Nov. 4, California voters will decide on Proposition 50, which would approve a new, Legislature-drawn congressional map…
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A look at the candidates, issues, and endorsements in Seattle’s Nov. 4 mayoral election
Welcome to the Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the candidates, issues, and endorsements in Seattle’s Nov. 4 mayoral election Incumbent Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson are running in the Nov. 4 general election for mayor of Seattle. In…
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DCCC raised almost twice as much as NRCC in August
As of Aug. 31, 2025, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $221 million and spent $210 million in the 2026 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $259 million and spent…
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Checks and Balances, September 2025
Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include the Trump Administration’s announcement that it is using a budgetary procedure called pocket rescission, and a dispute about rulemaking procedure between the Wisconsin governor and legislature. In Washington Trump Administration uses pocket rescission to withhold appropriated funds On Aug. 29, the White House announced that it…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
Utah ordered to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 elections On Aug. 25, a federal judge ordered Utah to redraw its congressional map, making Utah one of 13 states where congressional district boundaries may change before the 2026 elections. Most notably, on Aug. 29, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a new congressional map…
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Robe & Gavel: The 2024-2025 term in review
Welcome to the Aug. 25 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. I remember, I remember, The fir trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky: It was a childish ignorance,…