Menu
Excerpts
Exhibits
Collections
Originals
Categories
Map
Search
Idea
midterm elections
Back out to
elections
9
Filter by:
Date Published
Filter by published date
Published On or After:
Published On or Before:
Filter
Cancel
partner
Electing the House of Representatives
A series of interactive maps showing the results of nearly two centuries of congressional elections.
by
Robert K. Nelson
,
LaDale Winling
via
American Panorama
on
October 15, 2018
The Forgotten First Voting Rights Act
How the defeat of the 1890 Lodge bill presaged today’s age of ballot-driven backlash.
by
Ed Burmila
via
The Forum
on
October 17, 2022
partner
Midterm Elections: 1966 Midterms Signal a Realignment, Shaping Today’s Parties
Southern voters, once loyal to the Democratic Party, elected Republican candidates in 1966 as the two parties began to sort themselves into partisan camps.
via
Retro Report
on
September 12, 2022
The Modern Electoral History of Transphobia
How transphobia has been a consistent liability for Republicans, and why the right refuses to give it up.
by
Ettingermentum
via
Ettingermentum Newsletter
on
March 18, 2023
Minority Rule(s)
Georgia’s competitive runoff election is the result of centuries of white supremacist efforts.
by
Anthony Conwright
via
The Forum
on
December 6, 2022
partner
Michigan Democrats Can Reignite Their State’s Vaunted Labor Tradition
A historic victory in the midterm elections will let Democrats repeal the state’s right-to-work laws and return to its labor roots.
by
Ken Wohl
via
Made By History
on
November 17, 2022
Cherokee Nation Is Fighting for a Seat in Congress
Thanks to an 1835 treaty, they’re pushing Democrats to approve a nonvoting delegate.
by
Gabriel Pietrorazio
via
The New Republic
on
October 31, 2022
What Historians Think of Joe Biden-Jimmy Carter Comparisons
Historical experts and former Carter advisers fact-check the critics who have compared Joe Biden to Jimmy Carter.
by
Olivia B. Waxman
via
TIME
on
August 16, 2022
What Joe Biden Can Learn From Harry Truman
His approval rating hit historic lows, his party was fractious, crises were everywhere. But Truman rescued his presidency, and his legacy.
by
John Dickerson
via
The Atlantic
on
March 1, 2022
Filters
Filter Results:
Search for a term by which to filter:
Suggested Filters:
Idea
elections
U.S. House of Representatives
backlash
realignment
Election of 1966 (midterm)
voting rights
Lodge Bill of 1890
U.S. Congress
voting
democracy