Election 2026

How UK and US media cover the midterms

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Tracked daily through Election Day (3 Nov 2026).

Coverage volume

UK vs US election coverage

Daily article counts tracked across the election cycle.

Battleground tracker

Swing state coverage

Total article mentions across 47 tracked days.

StateTotal mentionsDays tracked
Michigan91947
Florida39044
Wisconsin31347
Texas19142
Ohio19136
Arizona16135
North Carolina9532
Georgia6636
Pennsylvania3730
Nevada3419
UK angle

How this affects the UK

Election coverage with UK relevance, from the last 14 days.

ROBERT HARDMAN: Move over Binface... this obscure election could be the one to supercharge a Tory revival - and stop the loony-Left Greens taking over crime-hit south London — Daily Mail

Trump’s Economic Approach Draws Concern From Some Republicans — NY Times

August 22, 2026 — Heather Cox Richardson

Collins asks White House to consider 'negative impact' of Canada trade war — The Hill

DAN HODGES: I'm one of the many journalists to be lambasted by Reform figures in recent days. Now, the freedom of the British Press faces a pincer movement from the Right AND Left... No one is safe — Daily Mail

Sunday shows preview: Canada faces off in trade ‘war’ with U.S. amid national debt woes; Republicans gear up for upcoming primaries — The Hill

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, trailblazing GOP senator who broke barriers for women in Congress, dead at 94 — Fox News

Trump bashes Greene, Massie after meeting with Tucker Carlson — The Hill

Trump Announces Move to Lift Ground Beef Tariffs in Bid to Lower Prices — NY Times

Progressive Aisha Wahab Wins Special Election to Replace Former Rep. Eric Swalwell — Breitbart