Wisconsin
Stasis: Presidential Electoral Maps Are in a Historic Holding Pattern
Not only did the 2012 map record the lowest ever rate of states flipping from the previous cycle, but the country is also currently in the midst of its lowest rate of change across the last three-, four-, five-, six-, seven-, eight-, and nine-cycle periods.
Read MoreLate to the Party? Walker, Kasich and the 2016 Presidential Race
The early bird doesn’t always get the worm, but it rarely pays to be the last to arrive to the presidential party – only one such candidate has claimed the nomination since 1972.
Read MoreFeingold’s In, Seeks Unusual Return to US Senate
Only two defeated U.S. Senators have won election back to the chamber over the last six decades.
Read MoreFeingold vs Johnson II Would Mark 1st US Senate Rematch in Wisconsin History
While there has never been a U.S. Senate rematch election in the Badger State, seven defeated major party nominees have run again; all failed and only three made it back to the general election ballot.
Read MoreWhich States Own the Best Track Record in Backing Eventual GOP Presidential Nominees?
Nine states (each with primaries) have an unblemished record in voting for the eventual Republican nominee since 1976 – and not all host contests on the back end of the calendar.
Read MoreRuss Feingold: An Unlikely Return to the Senate in 2016?
Only two defeated U.S. Senators have come back to win an election to the chamber since the mid-1950s.
Read MoreWhich States Are Likely to Split Their Presidential-US Senate Vote in 2016?
States have split their ballot only 29 percent of the time in presidential and U.S. Senate elections over the last century; 6% in NC, 11% in WI and 16% in IL (key 2016 battlegrounds).
Read MoreCould Scott Walker Become Wisconsin’s Strongest Presidential Candidate in History?
No Wisconsin presidential candidate has won more than two primaries or more than 41 delegates at a major party’s national convention.
Read MoreRepublicans Winning Midwestern Governorships at Near Record Rate
At 82 percent this decade, the GOP is enjoying its highest winning percentage in gubernatorial elections in the region since the 1920s.
Read MoreNo Wiggle Room: The 2014 Gubernatorial Elections Are Lousy with Toss-ups
The eight tightest gubernatorial races in the country all involve incumbents and the 2014 cycle could yield the most gubernatorial races decided by less than a point since at least 1900.
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