Democrats have gotten far more votes in senate elections since 2000...

How many more votes Democrats received compared to Republicans in senate electionsv

20M more votes

15M

10M

5M

0M

5M fewer votes

2000

2010

2020

... but that hasn’t translated into more seats in the senate

Senate seats Democrats gained or lost since 2000

10 seats gained

5

0

5

10 seats lost

2000

2010

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election Data and Science Lab

Democrats have gotten far more votes in senate elections since 2000...

... but that hasn’t translated into more seats in the senate

How many more votes Democrats received compared to Republicans in senate elections

Senate seats Democrats gained or lost since 2000

20M more votes

10 seats gained

15M

5

10M

0

5M

5

0M

5M fewer votes

10 seats lost

2000

2010

2020

2000

2010

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election Data and Science Lab

Democrats have gotten far more votes in senate elections since 2000...

... but that hasn’t translated into more seats in the senate

How many more votes Democrats received compared to Republicans in senate elections

Senate seats Democrats gained or lost since 2000

20M more votes

10 seats gained

15M

5

10M

0

5M

5

0M

5M fewer votes

10 seats lost

2000

2010

2020

2000

2010

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election Data and Science Lab