Results of U.S. House campaign committee target districts, 2012-2024
Last updated: Dec. 17, 2024
Since 2012, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) have identified a combined total of 701 target districts.
The DCCC and the NRCC are subsidiaries of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, respectively. The goal of both committees is to elect members of their respective parties to the U.S. House of Representatives.
To reach their goals in each election cycle, the DCCC and NRCC identify target districts, or U.S. House districts held by the opposing party or open districts that they hope to win in the upcoming election. Both committees provide the candidates running in their respective target districts with research, polling, and funding.
Since 2012, Ballotpedia has tracked how these committees have performed in their target districts in each election cycle.
This page breaks down how the DCCC and NRCC fared in their respective target districts in each election cycle. Here, you will find information on how many target districts the committees have identified each election cycle, the percentage of target districts that each committee won, and the percentage of target districts that each committee lost.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
From 2012 to 2024, the DCCC identified 394 target districts, an average of 56.3 districts per election cycle. That's 56.2% of the 701 target districts indentified by both committees since 2012.
The DCCC identified more target districts than the NRCC in three election cycles: 2016, 2018, and 2024. In 2018, the DCCC identified 111 target districts, the most the committee has identified in any election cycle since 2012. In 2024, the DCCC identified 33 target districts, the fewest the committee has identified in any election cycle since 2012.
Percentage of target districts won by the DCCC per election cycle
From 2012 to 2024, the DCCC won 135 races in target districts, an average of 19 races per election cycle. The 135 races since 2012 represent 34.3% of all target districts that the committee identified during that period.
The year in which the DCCC won the highest percentage of races in target districts was 2012 when the committee won races in 28 (50.9%) of the 55 identified target districts. The year in which the DCCC won the fewest percentage of races in target districts was 2020 when the committee won races in three (6.4%) of the 47 identified target districts.
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) target district win rate, 2012-2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number of DCCC target districts | Number of target districts won by the DCCC | Percentage of target districts won by the DCCC |
| 2024 | 33 | 9 | 27.27% |
| 2022 | 38 | 11 | 28.95% |
| 2020 | 47 | 3 | 6.38% |
| 2018 | 111 | 44 | 39.64% |
| 2016 | 54 | 21 | 38.89% |
| 2014 | 56 | 19 | 33.93% |
| 2012 | 55 | 28 | 50.91% |
| Total: | 394 | 135 | 32.28% (average 2012-2024) |
Since 2012, the DCCC has won more target districts than the NRCC in four election cycles: 2012, 2016, 2018, 2024. The DCCC has also won a higher overall percentage of target districts than the NRCC. Since 2012, the DCCC has won 135 (34.26%) target districts, and the NRCC has won 88 (28.66%).
Percentage of target districts lost by the DCCC per election cycle
From 2012 to 2024, the DCCC lost 258 races in target districts, an average of 36.9 races per election cycle. The 258 races that the DCCC lost in target districts since 2012 represent 65.5% of all target districts that the committee identified during that period.
The year in which the DCCC lost the highest percentage of races in target districts was 2020, when the committee lost races in 44 (93.6%) of the 47 identified target districts. The year in which the DCCC lost the fewest percentage of races in target districts was 2012, when the committee lost races in 27 (49.1%) of the 55 identified target districts.
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) target district lost rate, 2012-2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number of DCCC target districts | Number of target districts lost by the DCCC | Percentage of target districts lost by the DCCC |
| 2024 | 33 | 24 | 72.73% |
| 2022 | 38 | 27 | 71.05% |
| 2020 | 47 | 44 | 93.62% |
| 2018 | 111 | 66 | 59.46% |
| 2016 | 54 | 33 | 61.11% |
| 2014 | 56 | 37 | 66.07% |
| 2012 | 55 | 27 | 49.09% |
| Total: | 394 | 258 | 65.48% (average 2012-2024) |
Since 2012, the DCCC has lost more target districts than the NRCC in three election cycles: 2014, 2020, and 2022. However, the DCCC has also lost a lower overall percentage of target districts than the NRCC. Since 2012, the DCCC has lost 258 (65.48%) target districts, and the NRCC has lost 219 (71.34%).
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)
From 2012 to 2024, the NRCC identified 307 target districts, for an average of 43.9 districts per election cycle. Of the total 701 target districts identified by both committees since 2012, the NRCC identified 43.79% of the districts.
The NRCC identified more target districts than the DCCC in four election cycles: 2012, 2014, 2020, and 2022. In 2012 and 2022, the NRCC identified 75 target districts, the most the committee has identified in any election cycle since 2012. In 2014, the NRCC identified seven target districts, the fewest the committee has identified in any election cycle.
Percentage of target districts won by the NRCC per election cycle
From 2012 to 2024, the NRCC won 88 races that happened in target districts, an average of 12.6 races per election cycle. The 88 races since 2012 represent 28.7% of all target districts that the committee identified during that period.
The year in which the NRCC won the highest percentage of races in target districts was 2014 when the committee won races in five (71.4%) of the seven identified target districts. The year in which the NRCC won the fewest percentage of races in target districts was 2018 when the committee won two (5.6%) of the 36 identified target districts.
| National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) target district win rate, 2012-2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number of NRCC target districts | Number of target districts won by the NRCC | Percentage of target districts won by the NRCC |
| 2024 | 40 | 9 | 22.50% |
| 2022 | 75 | 22 | 29.33% |
| 2020 | 55 | 16 | 29.09% |
| 2018 | 36 | 2 | 5.56% |
| 2016 | 19 | 3 | 15.79% |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | 71.43% |
| 2012 | 75 | 31 | 41.33% |
| Total: | 307 | 88 | 28.66% (average 2012-2024) |
Since 2012, the NRCC has won more target districts than the DCCC in four election cycles: 2014, 2020, 2022, and 2024. However, the NRCC has won a lower overall percentage of target districts than the DCCC. Since 2012, the DCCC has won 134 (34.01%) target districts, and the NRCC has won 88 (28.66%).
Percentage of target districts lost by the NRCC per election cycle
From 2012 to 2024, the NRCC lost 219 races in target districts, an average of 31.3 races per election cycle. The 219 races that the NRCC lost in target districts since 2012 represent 71.3% of all target districts that the committee identified during that period.
The year in which the NRCC lost the highest percentage of races in target districts was 2018, when the committee lost races in 34 (94.4%) of the 36 identified target districts. The year in which the NRCC lost the fewest percentage of races in target districts was 2014, when the committee lost two (28.6%) of the seven identified target districts.
| National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) target district lost rate, 2012-2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number of NRCC target districts | Number of target districts lost by the NRCC | Percentage of target districts lost by the NRCC |
| 2024 | 40 | 31 | 77.50% |
| 2022 | 75 | 53 | 70.67% |
| 2020 | 55 | 39 | 70.91% |
| 2018 | 36 | 34 | 94.44% |
| 2016 | 19 | 16 | 84.21% |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 28.57% |
| 2012 | 75 | 44 | 58.67% |
| Total: | 307 | 219 | 71.34% (average 2012-2024) |
Since 2012, the NRCC has lost more target districts than the DCCC in four election cycles: 2012, 2016, 2018, and 2024. Since 2012, the DCCC has lost 258 (65.48%) target districts, and the NRCC has lost 219 (71.34%).
See also
- Democratic Party
- Republican Party
- Democratic National Committee
- Republican National Committee
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
- National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- National Republican Congressional Committee
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