How we count

Where our numbers come from and what they mean. If something looks wrong, tell us.

MVP partners

MVP partners are the local organizing and movement-building groups funded by Movement Voter Project and its political affiliate, Movement Voter PAC.

Each race page names the partners working on it. See every partner.

In 2025-26, MVP and Movement Voter PAC funded more than 370 partners.

Which races we target

Target races are ones where MVP has invested and our partners have organized. This is a selection, not a comprehensive list of every race MVP or our partners have worked on. Results are calculated automatically based on data from the Associated Press (AP). Each race includes a sampling of partners who worked on it and shows whether their side won.

For additional context, the national map and each state’s page also show summary data on all races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and the state legislature that AP reports, whether or not MVP partners worked on them.

What “won” and “lost” mean

Won
MVP and our partners’ preferred candidate won or preferred ballot measure outcome prevailed, as called by AP.
Lost
AP called the race for the other candidate or side.
Not called yet
AP hasn’t called the race yet. While votes are counted, the page shows each candidate’s share so far and how much of the expected vote is in.
Dem.Dem. wins
A race without MVP partners shows the winning party once AP calls it.

Flips

A flip is a seat won by a different party from the one that held it before the election.

  • A seat Democrats take from Republicans is tagged Dem. flip.
  • A seat Republicans take from Democrats is tagged Rep. flip.

Beside each seat bar, the flipped seats are listed: a blue check (✓) for seats that flipped to Democrats, a red cross (✗) for seats that flipped to Republicans.

Sources and updates

  • Results are via the Associated Press. AP calls a race when it is confident of the outcome. Until then, the race shows as not called.
  • Updates should arrive every few minutes on election night, then less frequently after that, as AP updates its counts until states certify. The results overview and each state’s page show the time of the last update, in Eastern time.
  • Recounts and ranked-choice counts (Alaska, Maine) can sometimes take weeks. A race counts as won or lost only once it is called.

Something wrong?

If a partner is listed in the wrong race, a result looks off, or something else is wrong, please let us know.

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