The impact of Kavanaugh's confirmation on the 2018 elections may reveal how the reversal of Roe v. Wade could impact this year's midterms

Data from last year may show possible trends as political analysts try to understand the impact of the Wade decision.

There were 40 Republican US House seats that were flipped to Democratic candidates in the wake of the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justices. GOP candidates led in polls taken prior to the hearings and went on to lose in 27 of those races, which indicates an increase in partisan voter turnout after the hearings.

The elections were decided at this time. The gradual erosion of political and societal norms was what led up to it. It was gradual at first. It's often imperceptible. B.J. Rudell wrote in an opinion article for The Hill that there was a general state of unease favoring the status quo.

"But Republicans giving an accused sexual predator a lifetime appointment on the nation's highest court was the lightning rod that struck the political life out of 27 House Republicans who had had a good shot at winning in November and keeping the chamber in GOP hands."

There is a chance that the Supreme Court's decision to repeal federal abortion protections will increase voter turnout. Historically, first-term presidents lose Congressional seats in the first midterms, but recent polls show a narrowing of the gap when it comes to whether voters want Republican or Democratic candidates in Congress.

It's not clear if Democratic leaders' plans for a voting turnout surge will lead to election results, as they have launched massive campaigns and raised funds in the days since the ruling.

"For Democrats to win, and perhaps win big, in November, they already have everything they need, and that's a referendum for the majority of citizens who recognize 19th-century immoral standards in 21st-century America," he wrote.