Although the main focus in a Presidential election year is on just that, The President, the elections which have the largest impact on most Americans are actually on the local level.

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Most of the notable legislation we've all heard of over the past 10 years didn't actually come from Washington, it came from individual States. Healthcare, including women's reproductive rights, climate change initiatives and raising the minimum wage all came from individual States, not Congress.

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Another notable factor is redistricting. State Legislatures all across the country will be drawing and signing off on maps after the 2020 census, which will determine the House Majority after 2022. Democrats will be looking to maximize their influence over the process in various States across the country.

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Right now, Democrats have a trifecta (control of the Governorship, State House and State Senate) in 18 States while Republicans have trifectas in 23. There are 9 States which have split control, meaning that different parties control different chambers in the State.

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(Included in the trifecta calculations are effective trifectas. This is apparent in a State like Massachusetts where even though there is a Republican Governor, the State Legislature can easily override a veto and enact any law they want)

While we're working on giving you a full overview of the state of play heading into the 2020 election cycle, you can browse through the map above.

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Clicking any State marked in Yellow will show you exactly which districts Democrats need in order to gain control or break a supermajority along with a full list of the candidates running for those seats and a link to their policy platforms and social media.

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