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Elections are more predictable than they look

Source: Phys.org · Published 23 Oct 2026, 20:00

As politics in America become more polarized and each voting cycle seems more fraught than the last, a common narrative in the media is that each election is unique and increasingly unpredictable. But new research shows that congressional elections follow strong statistical patterns, even when individual races produce surprises.

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