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Midwestern States Most Likely to Vote Against President’s Party in US Senate Elections

Midwestern states hold the Bottom Five and eight of the Bottom 10 slots in backing the party of the sitting president in U.S. Senate elections Democrats are banking on a strong midterm election cycle with a stretch goal of taking back control of the United States Senate. One key to that goal is to perform strongly in a region where voters have most commonly thumbed their noses and voted for a check on the president when voting in U.S. Senate races over the decades – the Midwest. Smart Politics reviewed more than 2,000 U.S. Senate elections since 1913 and found that each of the five states that has been least likely to vote for a U.S. Senator from the party of the sitting president are all in the Midwest – Ohio (31.0 percent), Michigan (32.5 percent), Minnesota (33.3 percent), North Dakota (33.3 percent), and Illinois (34.1 percent). Four of those five states – all but North Dakota – hold elections for the nation’s upper legislative chamber this November with Democrats eying a pick-up opportunity in Ohio where former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is poised to face appointed incumbent Jon Husted. Three other Midwestern states rank in the Bottom 10: Kansas and Wisconsin tied at #43 (39.0 percent) and South Dakota tied for #40 (42.1 percent). Since 1913, states have backed the nominee of the party of the sitting president in 47.4 percent of U.S. Senate elections (959 of 2,023). States in the South (50.3 percent), West (49.8 percent), and Northeast (49.4 percent) all demonstrate very similar historical numbers. Midwestern voters, however, have voted for the president’s party in just 39.8 percent of U.S. Senate elections during this 110+ year span. As for the remaining four Midwestern states, Missouri is ranked #15 (52.4 percent), Nebraska #19 (50.0 percent), Indiana #27 (47.6 percent), and Iowa #39 (42.1 percent). Democrats are expecting to be competitive in Iowa’s 2026 election and are essentially ceding the fight to take on Republican Pete Ricketts in Nebraska to independent Dan Osborne. The party is also hoping to flip another strong historical naysayer seat in Maine – where residents have voted for the president’s party in just 35.9 percent of elections (#45). No state has voted for candidates from the president’s party in 60 percent or more of elections though Connecticut and New Mexico (59.5 percent each) come close. Rhode Island (59.0 percent), Virginia (58.5 percent), and Wyoming (57.1 percent) round out the Top Five. New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Virginia look to see those numbers fall this November by reelecting Democratic incumbents Ben Ray Luján, Jack Reed, and Mark Warner respectively. Follow Smart Politics on X. The post Midwestern States Most Likely to Vote Against President’s Party in US Senate Elections appeared first on Smart Politics.

Apr 16, 202612 votes

Midwestern States Most Likely to Vote Against President’s Party in US Senate Elections

Midwestern states hold the Bottom Five and eight of the Bottom 10 slots in backing the party of the sitting president in U.S. Senate elections Democrats are banking on a strong midterm election cycle with a stretch goal of taking back control of the United States Senate. One key to that goal is to perform strongly in a region where voters have most commonly thumbed their noses and voted for a check on the president when voting in U.S. Senate races over the decades – the Midwest. Smart Politics reviewed more than 2,000 U.S. Senate elections since 1913 and found that each of the five states that has been least likely to vote for a U.S. Senator from the party of the sitting president are all in the Midwest – Ohio (31.0 percent), Michigan (32.5 percent), Minnesota (33.3 percent), North Dakota (33.3 percent), and Illinois (34.1 percent). Four of those five states – all but North Dakota – hold elections for the nation’s upper legislative chamber this November with Democrats eying a pick-up opportunity in Ohio where former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is poised to face appointed incumbent Jon Husted. Three other Midwestern states rank in the Bottom 10: Kansas and Wisconsin tied at #43 (39.0 percent) and South Dakota tied for #40 (42.1 percent). Since 1913, states have backed the nominee of the party of the sitting president in 47.4 percent of U.S. Senate elections (959 of 2,023). States in the South (50.3 percent), West (49.8 percent), and Northeast (49.4 percent) all demonstrate very similar historical numbers. Midwestern voters, however, have voted for the president’s party in just 39.8 percent of U.S. Senate elections during this 110+ year span. As for the remaining four Midwestern states, Missouri is ranked #15 (52.4 percent), Nebraska #19 (50.0 percent), Indiana #27 (47.6 percent), and Iowa #39 (42.1 percent). Democrats are expecting to be competitive in Iowa’s 2026 election and are essentially ceding the fight to take on Republican Pete Ricketts in Nebraska to independent Dan Osborne. The party is also hoping to flip another strong historical naysayer seat in Maine – where residents have voted for the president’s party in just 35.9 percent of elections (#45). No state has voted for candidates from the president’s party in 60 percent or more of elections though Connecticut and New Mexico (59.5 percent each) come close. Rhode Island (59.0 percent), Virginia (58.5 percent), and Wyoming (57.1 percent) round out the Top Five. New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Virginia look to see those numbers fall this November by reelecting Democratic incumbents Ben Ray Luján, Jack Reed, and Mark Warner respectively. Follow Smart Politics on X. The post Midwestern States Most Likely to Vote Against President’s Party in US Senate Elections appeared first on Smart Politics.

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