Republicans dominate Democrats for control of U.S. state laws
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Republicans are set to control the legislative process in far more states than Democrats in 2025.
Why it matters: State laws can have an even greater impact on your life than those passed by Congress.
- Democratic lawmakers and governors, meanwhile, could be a bulwark against some of the incoming Trump administration's policies in states they control.
By the numbers: Republicans will control the legislative process in 24 states to Democrats' 15, per Cook Political Report.
- The process is split in 10 others, including Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina and more.
- Nebraska, meanwhile, has a unicameral legislature unique among U.S. states — though the Cornhusker State has a Republican-leaning supermajority.
What they're saying: "Republicans notched the two biggest legislative victories" of Election Day 2024, per Cook's Matthew Klein: Flipping Michigan's House of Representatives and splitting the Minnesota House.
- Democrats ended Republicans' veto-proof supermajority in the North Carolina House, among other wins.
Yes, but: North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill last month stripping some power from state Democrats.
The bottom line: All politics, as they say, are local.
