House of Representatives

The Midterm Chart That Outran the Count

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Bar chart titled U.S. House Midterm Votes, credited to @dcmiller, comparing Republican and Democratic national House vote totals for 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and an unofficial 2026 figure marked with an asterisk.

A widely shared graphic puts House Democrats at 72 million votes in 2026. The count is still open, and the unofficial totals describe a large wave — not a 72-million mystery.