Tuesday, February 18, 2020

5.7 The Incumbency Advantage: Why Do We Keep Electing the Same Members Back to Congress?

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READING: 243-281 in Edwards

Today's Essential Question: Why do members of Congress keep getting re-elected if they have such low approval ratings?

Learning Standards:
PRD-2.C: Explain how the different processes work in U.S. congressional elections.
PRD-2.C.1: The process and outcomes in U.S. Congressional elections are impacted by:

  • Incumbency advantage phenomenon
  • General (presidential and midterm) elections

Congressional Incumbency Advantage
The approval rating for Congress is currently in the mid-teens. Despite this low number, most members of Congress (typically over 90%) will be re-elected next year. How is this possible?





What are two observations you can make from the data below?



Key Term: Incumbent=the current office holder seeking reelection.





Additional Readings:

Boundless: The Power of Incumbency

The Advantages of Incumbency in Congressional Elections

Why Incumbents Rarely Lose

People Hate Congress. But Most Incumbents Get Re-elected. What Gives?




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