2026 Election Forecast


| Senate | Governors | House | Results |

The House model for this year is the same as for 2024. This model held up reasonably well during the last election, and I'm hoping for a repeat this year.

The Democrats are hoping capture President Trump's historically high disapproval ratings to flip the House majority. The Republicans are counting on mid-cycle partisan redistricting to attempt to hold on to a few extra seats. The current polling environment favors the Democrats, but a GOP upset is well within the margin of error.

Top Level

Party Probability Expected Rated
Democrats 74.1% 236.4 230
Republicans 25.9% 198.6 205

Popular vote: Democrats +7.2

 

History

Date Popular
Vote
Probability Expected Rated
DEM GOP DEM GOP DEM GOP
10/08 D +7.2 74.1% 25.9% 236.4 198.6 230 205
10/02 D +7.6 76.0% 24.0% 238.0 197.0 231 204
09/19 D +7.9 77.0% 23.0% 239.4 195.6 236 199
09/06 D +5.0 58.2% 41.8% 227.0 208.0 224 211
08/15 D +6.1 62.2% 37.8% 231.0 204.0 225 210

 

District-by-district breakdown

230 Democrats Republicans 205
 
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31
44
88
73
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218 to win
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DistrictMarginProbabilityRating
AK-ALR +1.255.1% RLeans R
AL-01R +25.299.0% RSafe R
AL-02R +4.773.4% RLeans R
AL-03R +36.499.7% RSafe R
AL-04R +53.3>99.9% RSafe R
AL-05R +19.998.2% RSafe R
AL-06R +22.798.5% RSafe R
AL-07D +22.698.9% DSafe D
AR-01R +35.599.7% RSafe R
AR-02R +6.780.8% RLikely R
AR-03R +15.396.2% RLikely R
AR-04R +31.599.6% RSafe R
AZ-01D +4.772.9% DLeans D
AZ-02R +4.772.5% RLeans R
AZ-03--100% DSafe D
AZ-04D +15.094.8% DLikely D
AZ-05R +10.390.3% RLikely R
AZ-06D +7.581.2% DLikely D
AZ-07D +23.199.1% DSafe D
AZ-08R +5.875.7% RLeans R
AZ-09R +20.898.3% RSafe R
CA-01D +16.096.4% DLikely D
CA-02D +28.899.6% DSafe D
CA-03D +14.294.9% DLikely D
CA-04--100% DSafe D
CA-04R +12.593.8% RLikely R
CA-05D +12.692.9% DLikely D
CA-07--100% DSafe D
CA-08D +35.699.8% DSafe D
CA-09D +14.595.2% DLikely D
CA-10D +34.799.8% DSafe D
CA-11--100% DSafe D
CA-12--100% DSafe D
CA-13D +4.071.6% DLeans D
CA-14--100% DSafe D
CA-15D +44.9>99.9% DSafe D
CA-16D +49.1>99.9% DSafe D
CA-17D +38.999.9% DSafe D
CA-18D +26.999.6% DSafe D
CA-19D +37.599.8% DSafe D
CA-20R +21.798.5% RSafe R
CA-21D +7.482.5% DLikely D
CA-22R +1.052.7% RLeans R
CA-23R +11.091.7% RLikely R
CA-24D +27.899.5% DSafe D
CA-25D +11.190.3% DLikely D
CA-26D +18.897.9% DLikely D
CA-27D +11.792.2% DLikely D
CA-28D +27.899.5% DSafe D
CA-29--100% DSafe D
CA-30D +36.6>99.9% DSafe D
CA-31D +11.791.8% DLikely D
CA-32D +25.599.5% DSafe D
CA-33D +11.591.8% DLikely D
CA-34--100% DSafe D
CA-35D +8.485.3% DLikely D
CA-36D +40.199.9% DSafe D
CA-37--100% DSafe D
CA-38D +16.196.5% DLikely D
CA-39D +10.690.3% DLikely D
CA-40--100% RSafe R
CA-41D +14.195.1% DLikely D
CA-42D +14.395.3% DLikely D
CA-43D +46.0>99.9% DSafe D
CA-44D +35.499.8% DSafe D
CA-45D +5.275.4% DLeans D
CA-46D +17.097.3% DLikely D
CA-47D +12.893.6% DLikely D
CA-48D +8.584.8% DLikely D
CA-49D +16.196.5% DLikely D
CA-50D +22.098.8% DSafe D
CA-51D +22.398.9% DSafe D
CA-52D +19.298.2% DSafe D
CO-01D +56.5>99.9% DSafe D
CO-02D +45.8>99.9% DSafe D
CO-03D +1.556.4% DLeans D
CO-04R +5.971.3% RLeans R
CO-05D +1.958.3% DLeans D
CO-06D +26.599.3% DSafe D
CO-07D +23.698.9% DSafe D
CO-08D +5.675.8% DLeans D
CT-01D +25.899.4% DSafe D
CT-02D +19.397.3% DLikely D
CT-03D +19.898.2% DSafe D
CT-04D +25.699.4% DSafe D
CT-05D +10.589.3% DLikely D
DE-ALD +20.998.5% DSafe D
FL-01R +24.898.7% RSafe R
FL-02R +8.386.0% RLikely R
FL-03R +13.294.6% RLikely R
FL-04R +3.566.9% RLeans R
FL-05R +12.693.8% RLikely R
FL-06R +19.898.1% RSafe R
FL-07R +2.964.4% RLeans R
FL-08R +7.382.8% RLikely R
FL-09R +10.590.6% RLikely R
FL-10--100% DSafe D
FL-11R +6.178.7% RLeans R
FL-12R +8.485.7% RLikely R
FL-13R +3.266.1% RLeans R
FL-14R +1.355.7% RLeans R
FL-15R +12.393.5% RLikely R
FL-16R +4.170.3% RLeans R
FL-17R +14.796.0% RLikely R
FL-18R +9.889.2% RLikely R
FL-19R +19.998.1% RSafe R
FL-20D +35.599.9% DSafe D
FL-21R +10.490.0% RLikely R
FL-22R +0.752.9% RLeans R
FL-23D +15.796.4% DLikely D
FL-24D +40.499.9% DSafe D
FL-25R +0.852.5% RLeans R
FL-26R +23.096.6% RLikely R
FL-27R +14.993.4% RLikely R
FL-28R +30.598.6% RSafe R
GA-01R +6.279.2% RLeans R
GA-02D +14.894.9% DLikely D
GA-03R +18.597.5% RLikely R
GA-04D +53.8>99.9% DSafe D
GA-05D +71.9>99.9% DSafe D
GA-06D +53.3>99.9% DSafe D
GA-07R +12.493.5% RLikely R
GA-08R +21.598.5% RSafe R
GA-09R +23.098.7% RSafe R
GA-10R +11.191.6% RLikely R
GA-11R +13.594.7% RLikely R
GA-12R +5.576.5% RLeans R
GA-13D +48.7>99.9% DSafe D
GA-14R +23.495.8% RLikely R
HI-01D +36.799.7% DSafe D
HI-02D +27.099.4% DSafe D
IA-01D +1.558.3% DLeans D
IA-02R +0.451.4% RLeans R
IA-03D +4.571.6% DLeans D
IA-04R +21.098.4% RSafe R
ID-01R +34.199.6% RSafe R
ID-02R +16.997.1% RLikely R
IL-01D +31.599.8% DSafe D
IL-02D +35.299.8% DSafe D
IL-03D +32.499.8% DSafe D
IL-04D +27.699.7% DSafe D
IL-05D +40.999.9% DSafe D
IL-06D +11.490.5% DLikely D
IL-07D +62.3>99.9% DSafe D
IL-08D +11.491.0% DLikely D
IL-09D +38.499.8% DSafe D
IL-10D +26.399.4% DSafe D
IL-11D +16.996.9% DLikely D
IL-12R +32.599.6% RSafe R
IL-13D +19.197.5% DLikely D
IL-14D +11.490.6% DLikely D
IL-15R +27.899.3% RSafe R
IL-16R +14.095.3% RLikely R
IL-17D +11.190.0% DLikely D
IN-01D +6.679.0% DLeans D
IN-02R +17.197.2% RLikely R
IN-03R +20.498.2% RSafe R
IN-04R +19.097.8% RLikely R
IN-05R +6.680.0% RLeans R
IN-06R +20.998.1% RSafe R
IN-07D +44.299.9% DSafe D
IN-08R +26.099.2% RSafe R
IN-09R +19.397.9% RLikely R
KS-01R +21.198.4% RSafe R
KS-02R +9.889.3% RLikely R
KS-03D +17.796.2% DLikely D
KS-04R +13.494.7% RLikely R
KY-01R +35.999.7% RSafe R
KY-02R +30.799.5% RSafe R
KY-03D +26.699.3% DSafe D
KY-04R +24.799.0% RSafe R
KY-05R +49.9>99.9% RSafe R
KY-06R +5.476.2% RLeans R
LA-01R +27.299.3% RSafe R
LA-02D +53.2>99.9% DSafe D
LA-03R +28.099.4% RSafe R
LA-04R +23.598.8% RSafe R
LA-05R +23.498.8% RSafe R
LA-06R +19.898.1% RSafe R
MA-01--100% DSafe D
MA-02--100% DSafe D
MA-03D +25.599.2% DSafe D
MA-04D +22.999.0% DSafe D
MA-05--100% DSafe D
MA-06D +23.899.1% DSafe D
MA-07--100% DSafe D
MA-08D +35.399.8% DSafe D
MA-09D +17.697.1% DLikely D
MD-01R +6.478.3% RLeans R
MD-02D +25.999.3% DSafe D
MD-03D +30.899.6% DSafe D
MD-04D +72.9>99.9% DSafe D
MD-05D +35.499.8% DSafe D
MD-06D +13.593.3% DLikely D
MD-07D +61.8>99.9% DSafe D
MD-08D +57.8>99.9% DSafe D
ME-01D +29.199.5% DSafe D
ME-02D +0.453.3% DLeans D
MI-01R +10.790.7% RLikely R
MI-02R +19.698.0% RSafe R
MI-03D +18.096.7% DLikely D
MI-04D +2.765.9% DLeans D
MI-05R +17.397.3% RLikely R
MI-06D +30.499.6% DSafe D
MI-07D +8.082.4% DLikely D
MI-08D +7.681.2% DLikely D
MI-09R +21.598.5% RSafe R
MI-10D +2.363.6% DLeans D
MI-11D +19.598.2% DSafe D
MI-12D +39.699.9% DSafe D
MI-13D +42.599.9% DSafe D
MN-01R +2.160.5% RLeans R
MN-02D +10.589.4% DLikely D
MN-03D +27.699.4% DSafe D
MN-04D +39.899.8% DSafe D
MN-05D +60.2>99.9% DSafe D
MN-06R +9.989.7% RLikely R
MN-07R +26.399.2% RSafe R
MN-08R +4.572.3% RLeans R
MO-01D +59.4>99.9% DSafe D
MO-02D +2.160.6% DLeans D
MO-03R +15.695.9% RLikely R
MO-04R +30.999.5% RSafe R
MO-05D +28.399.5% DSafe D
MO-06R +27.799.3% RSafe R
MO-07R +30.799.5% RSafe R
MO-08R +41.399.8% RSafe R
MS-01R +27.999.4% RSafe R
MS-02D +23.499.1% DSafe D
MS-03R +22.398.9% RSafe R
MS-04R +32.499.6% RSafe R
MT-01R +1.959.6% RLeans R
MT-02R +19.698.1% RSafe R
NC-01R +1.758.3% RLeans R
NC-02D +37.999.8% DSafe D
NC-03R +4.371.2% RLeans R
NC-04D +48.0>99.9% DSafe D
NC-05R +8.887.1% RLikely R
NC-06R +7.583.7% RLikely R
NC-07R +4.471.8% RLeans R
NC-08R +9.989.7% RLikely R
NC-09R +6.580.4% RLikely R
NC-10R +7.784.1% RLikely R
NC-11D +0.051.1% DLeans D
NC-12D +48.0>99.9% DSafe D
NC-13R +7.082.0% RLikely R
NC-14R +5.375.8% RLeans R
ND-ALR +26.499.2% RSafe R
NE-01R +3.366.5% RLeans R
NE-02D +9.587.3% DLikely D
NE-03R +42.899.8% RSafe R
NH-01D +7.481.7% DLikely D
NH-02D +10.989.3% DLikely D
NJ-01D +23.399.0% DSafe D
NJ-02R +5.173.9% RLeans R
NJ-03D +12.793.1% DLikely D
NJ-04R +21.798.7% RSafe R
NJ-05D +9.385.9% DLikely D
NJ-06D +11.490.9% DLikely D
NJ-07D +5.575.6% DLeans D
NJ-08--100% DSafe D
NJ-09D +5.274.7% DLeans D
NJ-10D +47.5>99.9% DSafe D
NJ-11D +12.993.4% DLikely D
NJ-12D +26.799.4% DSafe D
NM-01D +18.997.8% DLikely D
NM-02D +5.074.2% DLeans D
NM-03D +14.093.6% DLikely D
NV-01D +8.383.9% DLikely D
NV-02R +4.371.5% RLeans R
NV-03D +5.776.1% DLeans D
NV-04D +8.283.8% DLikely D
NY-01R +1.154.6% RLeans R
NY-02R +7.883.4% RLikely R
NY-03D +3.769.7% DLeans D
NY-04D +4.774.3% DLeans D
NY-05D +40.4>99.9% DSafe D
NY-06D +11.290.7% DLikely D
NY-07D +47.0>99.9% DSafe D
NY-08D +44.0>99.9% DSafe D
NY-09D +40.899.9% DSafe D
NY-10D +60.6>99.9% DSafe D
NY-11R +18.698.0% RLikely R
NY-12D +63.5>99.9% DSafe D
NY-13D +59.5>99.9% DSafe D
NY-14D +30.399.8% DSafe D
NY-15D +47.9>99.9% DSafe D
NY-16D +37.299.8% DSafe D
NY-17D +4.272.2% DLeans D
NY-18D +10.889.2% DLikely D
NY-19D +7.982.8% DLikely D
NY-20D +19.698.1% DSafe D
NY-21R +10.991.4% RLikely R
NY-22D +13.493.6% DLikely D
NY-23R +13.594.9% RLikely R
NY-24R +15.296.3% RLikely R
NY-25D +22.398.9% DSafe D
NY-26D +26.899.3% DSafe D
OH-01D +6.578.1% DLeans D
OH-02R +31.599.5% RSafe R
OH-03D +43.699.9% DSafe D
OH-04R +30.599.5% RSafe R
OH-05R +15.296.2% RLikely R
OH-06R +26.499.3% RSafe R
OH-07R +1.155.3% RLeans R
OH-08R +5.977.9% RLeans R
OH-09D +0.552.3% DLeans D
OH-10R +3.163.6% RLeans R
OH-11D +56.4>99.9% DSafe D
OH-12R +21.198.5% RSafe R
OH-13D +11.089.5% DLikely D
OH-14R +12.794.0% RLikely R
OH-15R +0.652.2% RLeans R
OK-01R +11.892.7% RLikely R
OK-02R +42.499.8% RSafe R
OK-03R +33.699.6% RSafe R
OK-04R +22.298.6% RSafe R
OK-05R +7.482.3% RLikely R
OR-01D +42.599.9% DSafe D
OR-02R +17.997.6% RLikely R
OR-03D +47.3>99.9% DSafe D
OR-04D +16.596.7% DLikely D
OR-05D +13.293.6% DLikely D
OR-06D +14.895.5% DLikely D
PA-01D +3.368.4% DLeans D
PA-02D +40.099.9% DSafe D
PA-03--100% DSafe D
PA-04D +23.298.9% DSafe D
PA-05D +32.899.7% DSafe D
PA-06D +18.797.6% DLikely D
PA-07D +5.173.9% DLeans D
PA-08D +2.159.5% DLeans D
PA-09R +26.499.2% RSafe R
PA-10D +5.272.4% DLeans D
PA-11R +11.091.2% RLikely R
PA-12D +21.398.7% DSafe D
PA-13R +34.199.6% RSafe R
PA-14R +22.898.7% RSafe R
PA-15R +27.199.2% RSafe R
PA-16R +12.493.3% RLikely R
PA-17D +14.293.9% DLikely D
RI-01D +28.699.5% DSafe D
RI-02D +13.293.2% DLikely D
SC-01R +3.467.0% RLeans R
SC-02R +4.772.9% RLeans R
SC-03R +34.099.7% RSafe R
SC-04R +13.294.3% RLikely R
SC-05R +13.094.2% RLikely R
SC-06D +24.099.2% DSafe D
SC-07R +18.597.9% RLikely R
SD-ALR +18.997.8% RLikely R
TN-01R +44.799.9% RSafe R
TN-02R +23.498.8% RSafe R
TN-03R +25.099.0% RSafe R
TN-04R +14.295.4% RLikely R
TN-05R +13.294.5% RLikely R
TN-06R +16.596.8% RLikely R
TN-07R +12.693.8% RLikely R
TN-08R +12.293.4% RLikely R
TN-09R +11.492.2% RLikely R
TX-01R +38.399.8% RSafe R
TX-02R +13.094.2% RLikely R
TX-03R +13.694.8% RLikely R
TX-04R +15.396.3% RLikely R
TX-05R +11.792.6% RLikely R
TX-06R +12.994.0% RLikely R
TX-07D +26.099.4% DSafe D
TX-08R +18.597.8% RLikely R
TX-09R +10.190.0% RLikely R
TX-10R +12.894.0% RLikely R
TX-11R +23.798.9% RSafe R
TX-12R +14.195.2% RLikely R
TX-13R +34.099.6% RSafe R
TX-14R +16.397.0% RLikely R
TX-15R +12.593.2% RLikely R
TX-16D +16.096.5% DLikely D
TX-17R +12.894.1% RLikely R
TX-18D +55.5>99.9% DSafe D
TX-19R +39.499.8% RSafe R
TX-20D +36.199.8% DSafe D
TX-21R +11.491.9% RLikely R
TX-22R +12.693.9% RLikely R
TX-23R +5.275.3% RLeans R
TX-24R +6.178.6% RLeans R
TX-25R +14.295.3% RLikely R
TX-26R +13.093.3% RLikely R
TX-27R +13.394.7% RLikely R
TX-28R +0.752.9% RLeans R
TX-29D +31.899.7% DSafe D
TX-30D +48.2>99.9% DSafe D
TX-31R +11.692.4% RLikely R
TX-32R +8.185.4% RLikely R
TX-33D +34.399.8% DSafe D
TX-34R +7.580.6% RLikely R
TX-35R +0.953.8% RLeans R
TX-36R +16.296.9% RLikely R
TX-37D +57.1>99.9% DSafe D
TX-38R +10.790.8% RLikely R
UT-01D +26.599.4% DSafe D
UT-02R +22.699.0% RSafe R
UT-03R +32.199.6% RSafe R
UT-04R +26.099.4% RSafe R
VA-01D +3.669.2% DLeans D
VA-02D +6.779.0% DLeans D
VA-03D +39.399.8% DSafe D
VA-04D +37.099.8% DSafe D
VA-05R +3.266.1% RLeans R
VA-06R +14.295.4% RLikely R
VA-07D +8.885.3% DLikely D
VA-08D +50.0>99.9% DSafe D
VA-09R +32.599.6% RSafe R
VA-10D +11.892.0% DLikely D
VA-11D +36.399.8% DSafe D
VT-ALD +37.399.8% DSafe D
WA-01D +32.499.7% DSafe D
WA-02D +30.399.6% DSafe D
WA-03D +9.084.6% DLikely D
WA-04R +10.991.5% RLikely R
WA-05R +2.863.3% RLeans R
WA-06D +23.899.1% DSafe D
WA-07D +74.2>99.9% DSafe D
WA-08D +13.793.5% DLikely D
WA-09D +45.3>99.9% DSafe D
WA-10D +23.499.0% DSafe D
WI-01D +2.966.9% DLeans D
WI-02--100% DSafe D
WI-03D +2.562.5% DLeans D
WI-04D +54.6>99.9% DSafe D
WI-05R +12.393.5% RLikely R
WI-06R +8.085.0% RLikely R
WI-07R +12.793.9% RLikely R
WI-08R +6.078.0% RLeans R
WV-01R +31.399.5% RSafe R
WV-02R +28.499.3% RSafe R
WY-ALR +34.499.7% RSafe R

 

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