Explained: Democrats' victory was clear. The party's future is not

Democrats won sweeping victories leading to their largest congressional majority in decades

Blue Dog Coalition

A fiscally conservative group of Democratic members of Congress

New Democrat Coalition

A group of moderate Democratic members of Congress

Medicare for All

A progressive healthcare policy proposal for a single-payer health system

AP Voter Poll

A survey used to analyze the ideological makeup of voters in the election

democratic socialists

A political identification among some Democratic voters favoring more left-leaning economic policies