The battle for control of the House of Representatives in 2026 will be decided primarily in Trump country. Voters cast their election ballots at the Santa Ana Methodist Church in Santa Ana, California, during the 2018 midterm election. President Donald Trump talks with reporters before he and first lady Melania Trump leave the White House on February 13. The remaining 187 House Republicans this year, or 85% of their conference, are in districts where Trump ran at least 5 points better than his national 2024 percentage of the vote. “That’s because it matters a lot who holds what districts.”If anything, heading into the midterm House Democrats hold more politically tenuous seats.

Source: CNN February 15, 2026 13:00 UTC