Midterm Election

Mail-in ballot voter fraud remains what election experts have long called “the biggest problem that doesn’t exist.” Six years after the pandemic-era expansion of mail voting, the data hasn’t changed: fraud involving mailed ballots is extremely rare, and the safeguards states use to catch it are working.

As you plan for the 2026 midterm elections with everything going on in the country, it may seem like things are out of your control. However, elections have consequences, and so does the work you do leading up to them. We are political realists, and a lot can happen between now and Election Day 2026. In this post, we will detail the historical trends of midterms, talk about contributing factors, and go through what Democrats and progressives can do now to make a difference in election outcomes this year.