(CNN) Republicans are in a very strong position to win back the House in November, according to new ratings released recently by the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan political handicapping service based in Washington. The rankings suggest a clear Republican lean to the playing field. There are 22 Democratic districts ranked as competitive by Cook as opposed to just 14 for Republicans. Of the 22 Democratic seats, three (Arizona's 6th, New Jersey's 7th and Texas' 15th) are ranked as "lean Republican" while two more (Arizona's 2nd and Michigan's 10th) are rated "likely Republican." Republicans have only a single seat that is ranked as "lean Democratic" or "likely Democratic": the open seat race in Illinois' 13th.

Source: CNN January 03, 2022 23:44 UTC