[OC] Since Democrats and Republicans became the dominant two parties in the United States (1856), there have been 12 midterm elections that resulted in the House of Representatives switching control from one party to the other (7 for Democrats, 5 for Republicans).Submitted by NarcissusLovesEcho t3_yrneph in dataisbeautiful
Alfalfa_World t1_ivy6ahz wrote
keep in mind that in the earlier elections, the progressives voted Republican, and the racists voted Democrat
NarcissusLovesEcho OP t1_ivybqog wrote
Very true. Indeed, that landslide Republican takeover in 1894 included most of the country except the southern (i.e., former Confederate) states.
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