A Fair Election Map for the Midterms
Will there be fair elections on November 3rd? I can't promise that, but Karim Douieb can promise a fair election map. His 2026 House Forecast Map replaces the standard geographical congressional district map with one where every district is equal in size. Click the " One seat, one cell " button, and the map morphs from a 'geographic map into one where each state is resized by its seats and every district gets the same area.' Reading the Battlefield The interactive map synthesizes data from the Cook Political Report, categorizing all 435 House seats according to race competitiveness ratings: Solid / Likely / Lean Democrats: 214 seats Solid / Likely / Lean Republicans: 200 seats Toss-ups: 21 seats With 218 needed for a majority, the battleground centers around those 21 toss-up seats - Democrats need just 4 to reach the threshold, while Republicans require 18. Users can order districts by Cook rating or toggle district labels and state outlines to track pivotal sea...
