The race index gives users a national race-category doorway and routes each card to a real state/race hub backed by the strongest available candidate count.

9race categories

10,588tracked profiles

3,388Republican profiles

5,348Democratic profiles

Data-backed race routing

Each race card points to a live state/race page selected from current candidate counts rather than a hardcoded placeholder route.

All-party comparison

The current race universe includes 3,388 Republican, 5,348 Democratic, and 1,852 third-party, independent, nonpartisan, or other profiles.

Competitive research framing

Campaign teams can start with a race category to see how public records and profile signals may become source-backed competitive narratives.

Programmatic SEO depth

This index strengthens internal linking from the homepage into state/race pages and gives crawlers a clearer path into the strongest public hubs.

Why does a race card open a state page?

The current URL model is state-first for race hubs, so the index chooses the highest-coverage state/race route for each category.

Does this replace state race pages?

No. It is an index that helps users find the right race family before drilling into state-specific pages.

How does this help page quality?

It removes misleading default routing and adds contextual copy, party counts, and internal links around the race taxonomy.

Race candidate research hubs

House

Senate

Governor

Executive

Statewide Executive

State Legislature

Local

Judicial

Other

Race hubs without single-state shortcuts

Data-backed race routing

All-party comparison

Competitive research framing

Programmatic SEO depth

Why does a race card open a state page?

Does this replace state race pages?

How does this help page quality?

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