Nate Silver's Silver Bulletin projected Democrats with a 90.2% chance to win a majority of governorships in the 2026 midterms

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California Senate Bill 1047 passed the California State Legislature and was vetoed by California Governor Gavin Newsom

The 2026 generic congressional ballot polling average underestimated Democratic performance across 15 key Senate races by an average of 4.4 percentage points

In an October Pew Research poll, 59% of voters identified immigration as a very important issue

In an October Pew Research poll, 61% of voters reported disliking or strongly disliking political candidates who support building data centers locally

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial election

Democrats gained a net of five governorships in the 2026 elections, winning races in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, and Nevada

Following the 2026 midterm elections, Florida is the only state among the ten most populous in the United States with a Republican governor

In an NBC News exit poll, 56% of voters reported that data centers were a crucial or major factor in determining their vote

In an October Pew Research poll, 5% of Democratic supporters and 14% of Republican supporters reported liking candidates who support local data center construction

In an NBC News exit poll, 73% of voters cited immigration enforcement policies as a crucial or major factor in their vote

Following the 2026 midterm elections, nine of the ten most populous states in the United States have Democratic governors

In an October Pew Research poll, 75% of Democratic supporters reported disliking candidates who support local data centers, compared to 44% of Republican supporters

In an October Pew Research poll, 84% of voters identified the economy as a very important issue

In an NBC News exit poll, 74% of voters cited the war in Iran as a crucial or major factor in their vote

In September 2026, Texas Governor Greg Abbott halted all new state permitting for data centers pending an audit of proposals by state energy and environmental regulators

Gubernatorial elections in Ohio and Georgia flipped the governorships from Republican to Democratic control

In an NBC News exit poll, Democratic voters were twice as likely as Republican voters to cite data centers as a major factor in their vote

In an NBC News exit poll, 89% of voters cited the cost of living as a major factor in their vote

In an October Pew Research poll, 57% of voters identified foreign policy as a very important issue

In an October Pew Research poll, 44% of surveyed voters identified artificial intelligence as a very important issue