Tag: Congress
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House GOP passes four more bills opposing ESG out of committee
House Republicans on September 14 passed four new bills opposing ESG out of the Education and Workforce Committee, bringing the total number of ESG bills passed out of committee this year to seven. The move followed the lead of the House Financial Services Committee, which advanced its own slate of bills opposing ESG in August.…
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The 118th Congress sees its lowest-ever approval rating average in August
At the end of August, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-four percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was one point lower than the approval rating he received at the end of July. Throughout August, Biden’s approval rating remained between 41% and 42%. The lowest approval rating he’s…
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Number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has increased since 1993
The number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has steadily increased over the past twenty years, from an average of 7.6 special elections in the five meetings beginning in 1993, to 11.6 in the five meetings starting in 2003, and to 13.4 in the five meetings that began in 2013 and ended in…
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Three special elections called so far in the 118th Congress
U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I., 1st) resigned from Congress on June 1 to become president of the Rhode Island Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Providence. A special election to replace him is scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023. The special election to replace Cicilline is one of three scheduled so far during the 118th Congress.…
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More members of Congress and state legislators sought other offices in 2022 than in 2020
In 2022, 551 officials in Congress and state legislatures ran for a different office than the one to which they were elected. That’s a 61% increase from 2020, when Ballotpedia tracked 344 officials in Congress and state legislatures who ran for a different office. At the Congressional level, 17 members of the U.S. House of…
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Since 2000, the Republican Party’s share of seats won exceeded its national vote share in 11 of 12 U.S. House of Representatives elections
Since 2000, the Republican Party’s share of seats won exceeded its national vote share in 11 of 12 U.S. House of Representatives elections. The only election where the Republican Party won fewer U.S. House districts relative to its national vote share was in 2008. During this period, the Democratic Party’s share of seats won exceeded…
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Twelve delegations become more Republican and nine become more Democratic in the 118th Congress
As a result of the 2022 elections, the congressional delegations of 12 states will become more Republican because Republicans in those states gained seats, Democrats lost seats, or a combination of the two. The congressional delegations of nine states will become more Democratic because Democrats in those states gained seats, Republicans lost seats, or a…
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54% of state legislatures are Republican, 44% Democratic following 2022 general election
As of November 17, 2022, 54% of all state legislatures in the United States are Republican while 44% are Democratic. There are 7,383 state legislative seats in the country. Republicans hold the majority in 56 chambers, and Democrats hold the majority in 39 chambers. One chamber (Alaska House) is organized under a multipartisan, power-sharing coalition.…
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Seven new U.S. senators and 77 new U.S. representatives won election to the 118th Congress
As of November 16, 2022, 84 new members have won election to the 118th Congress, including seven U.S. senators and 77 U.S. representatives. For comparison, 71 new members were elected to Congress in the 2020 election and subsequent runoffs, including nine U.S. senators and 62 U.S. representatives. 102 new members were elected to Congress in…
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U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) defeats U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (R) in TX-34
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) defeated U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (R) in the general election for Texas’ 34th Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. This election was one of two U.S. House races in which two incumbents faced off in the general election. Texas’ congressional district boundaries were redrawn after the 2020 census. According…