Q&A Of The Day – Are Congressional Incumbents More Vulnerable?

Published: May 7, 2021, 11:24 a.m.

So, to answer your question, incumbents are actually more likely than they’ve been to win historically and as to the question as to if voters are paying more attention? You could make the case based on the surge in voter turnout last year. Regardless, it’s a case of the more things change the more they stay the same – at least in terms of the likelihood of incumbents winning re-election in Congress.