Decline in Two-Party Senate Delegations Hampers Dealmaking

Feb. 11, 2025, 10:30 AM UTC

A record-low of just three states have US senators who caucus with the different parties, part of an increasing trend of political polarization that’s having an effect on the way the chamber operates.

More than half of all states had divided delegations about 45 years ago, when voters were more likely to split their tickets. But the 2024 election cycle left just Wisconsin, Maine and Pennsylvania with Senate delegations that included either ...

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