This US House district was once a political battleground. Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional
The number of politically competitive U.S. House seats is shrinking rapidly. There are many reasons. People have stopped splitting their tickets when voting and now usually support one party in The number of swing districts in the US House has declined since President Donald Trump sparked a partisan redistricting battle. North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature redrew its congressional map to transform one of the last remaining swing districts, the 13th Congressional District, into a safe GOP seat. The shift was seen as a sign of the dysfunction in Congress, with Democrat Wiley Nickel narrowly winning the district in 2022 by about 9,000 votes. The current congressman, Republican Brad Knott, won his primary and will take office in January. The majority of House seats are effectively won in primaries with support from only a fraction of highly ideological voters. Unite America, an organization promoting alternatives to party primaries, calculated that 87% of representatives elected to the House in 2024 were chosen by 7% of the country's voters.
Published : 7 hours ago by NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press in Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — In 2022, Democrat Wiley Nickel ran as a moderate and narrowly won North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District by about 9,000 votes. Two years later, the current congressman, Republica... [5922 symbols]
Topics: Congress, US Politics
