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19th-century United States political party
began in the mid-1850s as a northern coalition formed to stop the expansion of slavery into western territories after Congress passed the , which reopened the slavery question in the territories . Ant...
When are introduced but never carried to a full House vote, history shows they can still reshape politics and procedure: aborted or stalled efforts have sometimes produced new legislation, altered con...
Past have had mixed and context-dependent effects on midterm turnout and party performance: sometimes they galvanized opposition voters and reshaped congressional control, while at other times they pr...
have had uneven effects on midterm outcomes and public opinion: in some cases they energized opposition voters and punished the president’s party, while in others—most notably Bill Clinton’s impeachme...
Across U.S. history the party that has dominated Senate seats by state has shifted dramatically: in the 19th and early 20th centuries party labels and regional blocs (Federalists, Democratic‑Republica...
Presidential s have produced uneven effects on subsequent midterm elections and party control of Congress: in some moments they amplified public backlash and helped the opposition (for example after )...