Political parties are groups of people that the same interest in terms of government policy. They can declare candidates that can for office in the different stages for the government. The main purpose of a political party is to make sure that many of their candidates get into office in order to shift policy into their favor.
Looking back at the 2018 midterm elections, this can provide a clear visual for how political parties are supported and voted on by the people and where exactly do political parties will have the most influence.


The visual above represents how the race for the senate turned out. Starting with the Red States, there is more Republican influence and voters. This is more prevalent in the rural states such as North Dakota, Nebraska, and Texas. As opposed to more coastal states such as Washington, California, and New York that has more Democratic influence and voters.


While the Republican party took the Senate, the Democratic Party took control of the House of Representatives. While this visual may seem confusing as there is more red than blue. Keep in mind that the House is made up of proportional population. In turn would mean that states with a higher population will have more representatives in the house. The Democratic party had more influence in cities and states with a higher population count such as California.
Political parties have influence all over our country in order to control more over the government and create policies that will side with their supporters.