The Most Important Election of 2025

Could the election of a single state supreme court justice redraw a state congressional delegation, upend the balance of the U.S. House and block

Donald Trump? Welcome to Wisconsin, 2025’s election of the year.

That’s the pitch from Democrats, who are enticing donors with a partisan gerrymander as a chance to spoil the second half of Mr. Trump’s presidency. In January, an email invitation to a Focus for Democracy donor advisory briefing that included Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler was headlined: “Chance to put two more House seats in play for 2026.”