"Your vote is your voice": A look at why voting matters
Summary
Early voting is underway for the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, with Election Day set for Nov. 3. The results will shape control of Congress and influence national and local policies during the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term.Key Facts
- All 435 seats in the House are on the ballot.
- Voters in 35 states will elect senators, and voters in 36 states will choose governors.
- More than 150 ballot measures are on ballots across 40 states.
- In the 2022 midterms, 46% of eligible voters cast ballots, compared with 65% in the 2024 presidential election.
- The article says the president’s party has lost seats in 37 of the past 41 midterm elections.
- Several recent congressional races were decided by narrow margins: six votes in an Iowa House race in 2020, 546 votes in a Colorado race in 2022, and 187 votes in a California race in 2024.
- The article reports that a CBS News/YouGov poll found most voters did not believe either party had a plan to make people better off.
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