DECEMBER 2, 2019: Heading into the 2020 Congressional elections, there are 31 Democrats ([link removed]) representing U.S. House Districts won by President Trump in 2016.[1] ([link removed])
As for the opposite dynamic, just 3 Republicans ([link removed]) represent Districts won by Hillary Clinton.[1] ([link removed])
The remaining 401 U.S. House Districts—covering 92% of the nation—are represented by someone from the same political party as their preferred presidential candidate.
These figures highlight the degree to which people are drawn to live in areas where their neighbors have similar partisan views.
Additionally, this helps explain why the vast majority of Congressional Districts are represented by the same party for a long period of time. Each major political party has a solid base of Districts to count on. Control of Congress is therefore decided by campaigns in a small number of competitive districts.
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