Trump widens margin of victory in most pivot counties
On this episode: Pivot Counties are the 206 counties nationwide we identified as having voted for Barack Obama (D) in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Media and p...
8 Nov 202411min
Ballot measure results
On this episode: Voters in 41 states decided on 146 statewide ballot measures on November 5th, and as of the 7th at 12:00 PM ET, 87 (59.6%) statewide ballot measures were approved, 46 (31.5%) were def...
7 Nov 202414min
State-level results for legislatures, SCOTUS' and more
On this episode: Former president Donald Trump has won the race for the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris conceding earlier this afternoon. Republicans have won control of the Senate, whil...
6 Nov 202414min
Election night roundup – what we know so far
On this episode: A late night look at the results rolling in for presidential, congressional, state, and local elections, as well ballot measures. (This episode was recorded at 12am ET. Georgia was ca...
6 Nov 202413min
One last look at early voting with Michael McDonald
On this episode: At least 83 million people have voted early in this year's election (78 at the time this episode was recorded). How does that compare to what we saw in 2020? And what can we learn fro...
4 Nov 202418min
Top 15 elections to watch
On this episode: A brief overview of the 15 races we’re watching including races for U.S. Senate, House, governors, other state executives, state supreme court judgeships, and state legislatures. Our ...
1 Nov 202417min
Top 15 ballot measures to watch
On this episode: Voters in 41 states will decide on 146 statewide ballot measures at the general election on November 5. A few members of our ballot measures team join the show to break down our top 1...
31 Okt 202437min
How to spot bias in political coverage
On this episode: There might not be anything we take more seriously than our status as one of the leading nonpartisan political outlets in the country. We look out for and identify 25 distinct types o...
30 Okt 202415min
