Washington and the Statehouses · 2015 vs. 2027
12 Years of MAGA
Party control of Congress, governors and state legislatures, plus the federal debt and the dollar, at the start of 2015 and as projected for 2027 after the Nov. 3, 2026 midterms.
U.S. Senate
100 seats · 51 to control
Republican majority. Democratic caucus includes 2 independents.
Democratic caucus, incl. 2 independents. Projects Democratic wins in Mississippi and Alaska.
U.S. House
435 seats · 218 to control
Largest GOP House majority since the late 1920s.
About 12 races uncalled. 44 seats flipped to Democrats.
Governors
50 states
The independent was Bill Walker of Alaska.
Projects a Democratic hold in Kansas. Six flips to Democrats, none to Republicans.
State Legislative Chambers
99 chambers
Full legislatures: 30 R, 11 D, 8 split. Nebraska is nonpartisan.
12 flips to Democrats, none to Republicans. Full legislatures: 24 D, 22 R, 4 split. Alaska's two chambers run by coalitions.
Federal Debt
Mid-year · bar scale $45T
June 30, 2015. $13.1T held by the public (~73% of GDP), $5.1T in trust funds.
Estimate. ~$34T held by the public (~102% of GDP), ~$8T in trust funds. Debt limit is $41.1T.
What $1.00 Costs
2015 goods · CPI-U · bar scale $1.50
A dollar's worth of goods, mid-2015.
Estimate. The same goods in mid-2027, about 45% more.
2015: party counts at the start of the 114th Congress and 2015 sessions; debt from Treasury's Monthly Statement of the Public Debt, June 30, 2015. 2027: projection from race calls as of Nov. 12, 2026 (AP, NBC, CBS, MultiState, NCSL, Ballotpedia), assuming Democrats win the uncalled Mississippi and Alaska Senate races, the Kansas governor's race, and the leading party holds each uncalled legislative chamber. Results are unofficial. Debt is an estimate from Treasury's Debt to the Penny (Nov. 2026) and CBO's Feb. 2026 baseline. Dollar value uses BLS CPI-U for June 2015 and Sept. 2026, with ~3.5% annual inflation assumed through June 2027.