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Democrats need 57 of 77 near-middle districts to win a House majority

Democrats now need 57 of the 77 districts between R+5 and D+5—74%—to win a House majority.

Cook Political Report’s new Partisan Voting Index incorporates the latest congressional boundaries. Dave Wasserman calculates that Democrats must win nearly three-quarters of the districts between R+5 and D+5 to reach a House majority.