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.

There is a fair amount of divergence in the outcome of this model compared to other models and prediction markets. This can be explained by the adjustments made to the model after the 2022 midterms, which saw the Democrats nearly upsetting the GOP despite the GOP winning the generic ballot comfortably due to most of GOP popular vote gains concentrated in safe districts. The model is factoring in a GOP upset due to two reasons. The first reason is that a systematic nationwide polling error has the potential to erase the Democratic advantage in the national popular vote, especially following mid-cycle redistricting this year. The second reason is that it remains possible that Democratic gains are concentrated in either solid Democratic areas that shifted to being less blue in the last two cycles or in solid Republican areas where polls have shown Democrats gaining. While the expectation is that neither of these events will simultaneously happen such that there is a significant enough effect to keep the House in GOP control, the model is accounting for the possibility that this might happen.

Top Level

Party Probability Expected Rated
Democrats 77.8% 237.3 231
Republicans 22.2% 197.7 204

Popular vote: Democrats +7.5

 

History

Date Popular
Vote
Probability Expected Rated
DEM GOP DEM GOP DEM GOP
10/25 D +7.5 77.8% 22.2% 237.3 197.7 231 204
10/14 D +7.6 76.0% 24.0% 238.0 197.0 231 204
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

231 Democrats Republicans 204
 
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44
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DistrictMarginProbabilityRating
AK-ALR +0.954.0% RLeans R
AL-01R +24.999.0% RSafe R
AL-02R +4.572.7% RLeans R
AL-03R +36.199.7% RSafe R
AL-04R +53.0>99.9% RSafe R
AL-05R +19.698.2% RSafe R
AL-06R +22.598.5% RSafe R
AL-07D +22.898.9% DSafe D
AR-01R +35.399.7% RSafe R
AR-02R +6.480.4% RLikely R
AR-03R +15.196.2% RLikely R
AR-04R +31.299.6% RSafe R
AZ-01D +4.974.0% DLeans D
AZ-02R +4.571.9% RLeans R
AZ-03--100% DSafe D
AZ-04D +15.194.9% DLikely D
AZ-05R +10.090.2% RLikely R
AZ-06D +7.781.8% DLikely D
AZ-07D +23.299.2% DSafe D
AZ-08R +5.675.2% RLeans R
AZ-09R +20.698.3% RSafe R
CA-01D +16.296.5% DLikely D
CA-02D +28.999.6% DSafe D
CA-03D +14.495.0% DLikely D
CA-04--100% DSafe D
CA-04R +12.293.7% RLikely R
CA-05D +12.793.1% DLikely D
CA-07--100% DSafe D
CA-08D +35.799.8% DSafe D
CA-09D +14.695.4% DLikely D
CA-10D +34.999.8% DSafe D
CA-11--100% DSafe D
CA-12--100% DSafe D
CA-13D +4.372.9% DLeans D
CA-14--100% DSafe D
CA-15D +45.0>99.9% DSafe D
CA-16D +49.2>99.9% DSafe D
CA-17D +39.099.9% DSafe D
CA-18D +27.199.6% DSafe D
CA-19D +37.799.8% DSafe D
CA-20R +21.598.5% RSafe R
CA-21D +7.683.4% DLikely D
CA-22R +0.751.3% RLeans R
CA-23R +10.891.6% RLikely R
CA-24D +27.999.5% DSafe D
CA-25D +11.290.5% DLikely D
CA-26D +18.998.0% DLikely D
CA-27D +11.992.4% DLikely D
CA-28D +27.999.5% DSafe D
CA-29--100% DSafe D
CA-30D +36.7>99.9% DSafe D
CA-31D +11.992.4% DLikely D
CA-32D +25.799.5% DSafe D
CA-33D +11.692.1% DLikely D
CA-34--100% DSafe D
CA-35D +8.786.1% DLikely D
CA-36D +40.299.9% DSafe D
CA-37--100% DSafe D
CA-38D +16.396.6% DLikely D
CA-39D +10.890.7% DLikely D
CA-40--100% RSafe R
CA-41D +14.295.3% DLikely D
CA-42D +14.495.5% DLikely D
CA-43D +46.1>99.9% DSafe D
CA-44D +35.599.9% DSafe D
CA-45D +5.576.6% DLeans D
CA-46D +17.197.4% DLikely D
CA-47D +13.093.8% DLikely D
CA-48D +8.785.4% DLikely D
CA-49D +16.396.6% DLikely D
CA-50D +22.198.9% DSafe D
CA-51D +22.498.9% DSafe D
CA-52D +19.398.2% DSafe D
CO-01D +56.6>99.9% DSafe D
CO-02D +45.9>99.9% DSafe D
CO-03D +1.857.7% DLeans D
CO-04R +5.670.7% RLeans R
CO-05D +2.159.5% DLeans D
CO-06D +26.699.3% DSafe D
CO-07D +23.798.9% DSafe D
CO-08D +5.876.6% DLeans D
CT-01D +25.999.4% DSafe D
CT-02D +19.497.3% DLikely D
CT-03D +19.998.2% DSafe D
CT-04D +25.799.4% DSafe D
CT-05D +10.789.6% DLikely D
DE-ALD +21.198.5% DSafe D
FL-01R +24.698.7% RSafe R
FL-02R +8.185.8% RLikely R
FL-03R +13.094.6% RLikely R
FL-04R +3.165.8% RLeans R
FL-05R +12.393.8% RLikely R
FL-06R +19.598.1% RSafe R
FL-07R +2.663.3% RLeans R
FL-08R +7.082.5% RLikely R
FL-09R +10.290.5% RLikely R
FL-10--100% DSafe D
FL-11R +5.878.3% RLeans R
FL-12R +8.185.4% RLikely R
FL-13R +3.065.2% RLeans R
FL-14R +0.954.3% RLeans R
FL-15R +12.093.5% RLikely R
FL-16R +3.869.5% RLeans R
FL-17R +14.496.0% RLikely R
FL-18R +9.589.1% RLikely R
FL-19R +19.798.1% RSafe R
FL-20D +35.6>99.9% DSafe D
FL-21R +10.189.9% RLikely R
FL-22R +0.451.4% RLeans R
FL-23D +15.896.5% DLikely D
FL-24D +40.599.9% DSafe D
FL-25R +0.450.9% RLeans R
FL-26R +22.796.5% RLikely R
FL-27R +14.593.4% RLikely R
FL-28R +30.398.6% RSafe R
GA-01R +5.978.7% RLeans R
GA-02D +15.095.0% DLikely D
GA-03R +18.397.5% RLikely R
GA-04D +53.9>99.9% DSafe D
GA-05D +72.0>99.9% DSafe D
GA-06D +53.4>99.9% DSafe D
GA-07R +12.293.5% RLikely R
GA-08R +21.298.5% RSafe R
GA-09R +22.798.7% RSafe R
GA-10R +10.891.6% RLikely R
GA-11R +13.394.7% RLikely R
GA-12R +5.275.9% RLeans R
GA-13D +48.8>99.9% DSafe D
GA-14R +23.295.8% RLikely R
HI-01D +36.899.7% DSafe D
HI-02D +27.199.4% DSafe D
IA-01D +1.859.9% DLeans D
IA-02D +0.250.1% DLeans D
IA-03D +4.872.7% DLeans D
IA-04R +20.898.4% RSafe R
ID-01R +33.899.6% RSafe R
ID-02R +16.797.1% RLikely R
IL-01D +31.699.8% DSafe D
IL-02D +35.399.8% DSafe D
IL-03D +32.599.8% DSafe D
IL-04D +27.799.7% DSafe D
IL-05D +41.099.9% DSafe D
IL-06D +11.590.8% DLikely D
IL-07D +62.4>99.9% DSafe D
IL-08D +11.591.3% DLikely D
IL-09D +38.599.8% DSafe D
IL-10D +26.499.4% DSafe D
IL-11D +17.096.9% DLikely D
IL-12R +32.399.6% RSafe R
IL-13D +19.297.5% DLikely D
IL-14D +11.690.8% DLikely D
IL-15R +27.599.3% RSafe R
IL-16R +13.895.3% RLikely R
IL-17D +11.390.3% DLikely D
IN-01D +6.879.7% DLeans D
IN-02R +16.897.2% RLikely R
IN-03R +20.298.2% RSafe R
IN-04R +18.797.8% RLikely R
IN-05R +6.379.6% RLeans R
IN-06R +20.798.1% RSafe R
IN-07D +44.399.9% DSafe D
IN-08R +25.899.2% RSafe R
IN-09R +19.197.9% RLikely R
KS-01R +20.998.4% RSafe R
KS-02R +9.589.2% RLikely R
KS-03D +17.896.2% DLikely D
KS-04R +13.294.6% RLikely R
KY-01R +35.799.7% RSafe R
KY-02R +30.599.5% RSafe R
KY-03D +26.799.3% DSafe D
KY-04R +24.599.0% RSafe R
KY-05R +49.7>99.9% RSafe R
KY-06R +5.175.6% RLeans R
LA-01R +27.099.3% RSafe R
LA-02D +53.3>99.9% DSafe D
LA-03R +27.799.4% RSafe R
LA-04R +23.398.8% RSafe R
LA-05R +23.198.8% RSafe R
LA-06R +19.598.1% RSafe R
MA-01--100% DSafe D
MA-02--100% DSafe D
MA-03D +25.799.3% DSafe D
MA-04D +23.099.0% DSafe D
MA-05--100% DSafe D
MA-06D +23.999.2% DSafe D
MA-07--100% DSafe D
MA-08D +35.499.8% DSafe D
MA-09D +17.897.2% DLikely D
MD-01R +6.277.9% RLeans R
MD-02D +26.099.3% DSafe D
MD-03D +30.999.6% DSafe D
MD-04D +73.0>99.9% DSafe D
MD-05D +35.599.8% DSafe D
MD-06D +13.693.4% DLikely D
MD-07D +61.9>99.9% DSafe D
MD-08D +57.9>99.9% DSafe D
ME-01D +29.299.5% DSafe D
ME-02D +0.754.9% DLeans D
MI-01R +10.590.7% RLikely R
MI-02R +19.498.0% RLikely R
MI-03D +18.196.7% DLikely D
MI-04D +3.067.3% DLeans D
MI-05R +17.197.3% RLikely R
MI-06D +30.599.6% DSafe D
MI-07D +8.282.8% DLikely D
MI-08D +7.781.6% DLikely D
MI-09R +21.398.5% RSafe R
MI-10D +2.665.0% DLeans D
MI-11D +19.798.3% DSafe D
MI-12D +39.799.9% DSafe D
MI-13D +42.799.9% DSafe D
MN-01R +1.859.4% RLeans R
MN-02D +10.789.7% DLikely D
MN-03D +27.899.4% DSafe D
MN-04D +39.999.9% DSafe D
MN-05D +60.3>99.9% DSafe D
MN-06R +9.789.6% RLikely R
MN-07R +26.199.2% RSafe R
MN-08R +4.271.6% RLeans R
MO-01D +59.5>99.9% DSafe D
MO-02D +2.362.1% DLeans D
MO-03R +15.495.8% RLikely R
MO-04R +30.699.5% RSafe R
MO-05D +28.499.5% DSafe D
MO-06R +27.599.3% RSafe R
MO-07R +30.499.5% RSafe R
MO-08R +41.199.8% RSafe R
MS-01R +27.799.4% RSafe R
MS-02D +23.699.1% DSafe D
MS-03R +22.098.9% RSafe R
MS-04R +32.299.6% RSafe R
MT-01R +1.658.3% RLeans R
MT-02R +19.498.0% RSafe R
NC-01R +1.457.0% RLeans R
NC-02D +38.199.8% DSafe D
NC-03R +4.070.4% RLeans R
NC-04D +48.1>99.9% DSafe D
NC-05R +8.586.9% RLikely R
NC-06R +7.383.4% RLikely R
NC-07R +4.171.0% RLeans R
NC-08R +9.789.6% RLikely R
NC-09R +6.380.0% RLeans R
NC-10R +7.583.9% RLikely R
NC-11D +0.352.7% DLeans D
NC-12D +48.2>99.9% DSafe D
NC-13R +6.781.7% RLikely R
NC-14R +5.175.3% RLeans R
ND-ALR +26.299.2% RSafe R
NE-01R +3.065.5% RLeans R
NE-02D +9.787.7% DLikely D
NE-03R +42.599.8% RSafe R
NH-01D +7.682.4% DLikely D
NH-02D +11.089.5% DLikely D
NJ-01D +23.499.0% DSafe D
NJ-02R +4.773.1% RLeans R
NJ-03D +12.893.2% DLikely D
NJ-04R +21.598.7% RSafe R
NJ-05D +9.586.3% DLikely D
NJ-06D +11.591.1% DLikely D
NJ-07D +5.776.6% DLeans D
NJ-08--100% DSafe D
NJ-09D +5.475.7% DLeans D
NJ-10D +47.6>99.9% DSafe D
NJ-11D +13.193.6% DLikely D
NJ-12D +26.899.5% DSafe D
NM-01D +19.197.9% DLikely D
NM-02D +5.275.2% DLeans D
NM-03D +14.193.7% DLikely D
NV-01D +8.584.4% DLikely D
NV-02R +4.070.7% RLeans R
NV-03D +5.977.0% DLeans D
NV-04D +8.484.3% DLikely D
NY-01R +0.853.1% RLeans R
NY-02R +7.583.0% RLikely R
NY-03D +3.970.9% DLeans D
NY-04D +5.075.4% DLeans D
NY-05D +40.5>99.9% DSafe D
NY-06D +11.490.9% DLikely D
NY-07D +47.1>99.9% DSafe D
NY-08D +44.1>99.9% DSafe D
NY-09D +40.999.9% DSafe D
NY-10D +60.7>99.9% DSafe D
NY-11R +18.398.0% RSafe R
NY-12D +63.6>99.9% DSafe D
NY-13D +59.6>99.9% DSafe D
NY-14D +30.499.8% DSafe D
NY-15D +48.0>99.9% DSafe D
NY-16D +37.499.8% DSafe D
NY-17D +4.473.5% DLeans D
NY-18D +11.089.4% DLikely D
NY-19D +8.183.4% DLikely D
NY-20D +19.798.2% DSafe D
NY-21R +10.791.4% RLikely R
NY-22D +13.593.8% DLikely D
NY-23R +13.294.9% RLikely R
NY-24R +14.996.3% RLikely R
NY-25D +22.598.9% DSafe D
NY-26D +26.999.4% DSafe D
OH-01D +6.778.8% DLeans D
OH-02R +31.299.5% RSafe R
OH-03D +43.899.9% DSafe D
OH-04R +30.399.5% RSafe R
OH-05R +14.996.2% RLikely R
OH-06R +26.199.3% RSafe R
OH-07R +0.853.9% RLeans R
OH-08R +5.677.4% RLeans R
OH-09D +0.853.6% DLeans D
OH-10R +2.762.3% RLeans R
OH-11D +56.5>99.9% DSafe D
OH-12R +20.998.5% RSafe R
OH-13D +11.289.7% DLikely D
OH-14R +12.494.0% RLikely R
OH-15R +0.350.7% RLeans R
OK-01R +11.592.7% RLikely R
OK-02R +42.199.8% RSafe R
OK-03R +33.499.6% RSafe R
OK-04R +22.098.6% RSafe R
OK-05R +7.182.1% RLikely R
OR-01D +42.699.9% DSafe D
OR-02R +17.797.6% RLikely R
OR-03D +47.4>99.9% DSafe D
OR-04D +16.696.8% DLikely D
OR-05D +13.393.8% DLikely D
OR-06D +14.995.6% DLikely D
PA-01D +3.669.9% DLeans D
PA-02D +40.199.9% DSafe D
PA-03--100% DSafe D
PA-04D +23.398.9% DSafe D
PA-05D +32.999.7% DSafe D
PA-06D +18.897.6% DLikely D
PA-07D +5.374.9% DLeans D
PA-08D +2.460.9% DLeans D
PA-09R +26.299.2% RSafe R
PA-10D +5.473.3% DLeans D
PA-11R +10.791.1% RLikely R
PA-12D +21.598.8% DSafe D
PA-13R +33.899.6% RSafe R
PA-14R +22.598.7% RSafe R
PA-15R +26.899.2% RSafe R
PA-16R +12.293.3% RLikely R
PA-17D +14.394.0% DLikely D
RI-01D +28.899.5% DSafe D
RI-02D +13.393.3% DLikely D
SC-01R +3.166.1% RLeans R
SC-02R +4.472.2% RLeans R
SC-03R +33.799.7% RSafe R
SC-04R +13.094.2% RLikely R
SC-05R +12.794.1% RLikely R
SC-06D +24.199.3% DSafe D
SC-07R +18.297.9% RLikely R
SD-ALR +18.797.8% RLikely R
TN-01R +44.599.9% RSafe R
TN-02R +23.298.8% RSafe R
TN-03R +24.899.0% RSafe R
TN-04R +14.095.4% RLikely R
TN-05R +13.094.4% RLikely R
TN-06R +16.396.8% RLikely R
TN-07R +12.493.7% RLikely R
TN-08R +11.993.3% RLikely R
TN-09R +11.292.1% RLikely R
TX-01R +38.199.8% RSafe R
TX-02R +12.894.2% RLikely R
TX-03R +13.394.8% RLikely R
TX-04R +15.196.3% RLikely R
TX-05R +11.592.5% RLikely R
TX-06R +12.794.0% RLikely R
TX-07D +26.199.4% DSafe D
TX-08R +18.397.8% RLikely R
TX-09R +9.989.9% RLikely R
TX-10R +12.694.0% RLikely R
TX-11R +23.598.9% RSafe R
TX-12R +13.895.2% RLikely R
TX-13R +33.799.6% RSafe R
TX-14R +16.096.9% RLikely R
TX-15R +12.293.2% RLikely R
TX-16D +16.196.7% DLikely D
TX-17R +12.694.1% RLikely R
TX-18D +55.6>99.9% DSafe D
TX-19R +39.199.8% RSafe R
TX-20D +36.299.8% DSafe D
TX-21R +11.291.8% RLikely R
TX-22R +12.493.8% RLikely R
TX-23R +4.974.8% RLeans R
TX-24R +5.878.1% RLeans R
TX-25R +14.095.3% RLikely R
TX-26R +12.793.3% RLikely R
TX-27R +13.094.6% RLikely R
TX-28R +0.451.5% RLeans R
TX-29D +31.999.8% DSafe D
TX-30D +48.3>99.9% DSafe D
TX-31R +11.492.3% RLikely R
TX-32R +7.985.2% RLikely R
TX-33D +34.499.8% DSafe D
TX-34R +7.280.2% RLikely R
TX-35R +0.652.4% RLeans R
TX-36R +16.096.8% RLikely R
TX-37D +57.2>99.9% DSafe D
TX-38R +10.590.8% RLikely R
UT-01D +26.699.4% DSafe D
UT-02R +22.399.0% RSafe R
UT-03R +31.999.6% RSafe R
UT-04R +25.799.4% RSafe R
VA-01D +3.970.4% DLeans D
VA-02D +6.879.7% DLeans D
VA-03D +39.499.8% DSafe D
VA-04D +37.199.8% DSafe D
VA-05R +2.965.1% RLeans R
VA-06R +14.095.4% RLikely R
VA-07D +9.085.7% DLikely D
VA-08D +50.1>99.9% DSafe D
VA-09R +32.399.6% RSafe R
VA-10D +12.092.2% DLikely D
VA-11D +36.499.8% DSafe D
VT-ALD +37.499.8% DSafe D
WA-01D +32.599.7% DSafe D
WA-02D +30.499.6% DSafe D
WA-03D +9.184.8% DLikely D
WA-04R +10.791.4% RLikely R
WA-05R +2.462.0% RLeans R
WA-06D +23.999.1% DSafe D
WA-07D +74.4>99.9% DSafe D
WA-08D +13.993.7% DLikely D
WA-09D +45.5>99.9% DSafe D
WA-10D +23.699.0% DSafe D
WI-01D +3.168.3% DLeans D
WI-02--100% DSafe D
WI-03D +2.863.9% DLeans D
WI-04D +54.7>99.9% DSafe D
WI-05R +12.193.4% RLikely R
WI-06R +7.784.7% RLikely R
WI-07R +12.593.8% RLikely R
WI-08R +5.877.6% RLeans R
WV-01R +31.099.5% RSafe R
WV-02R +28.299.4% RSafe R
WY-ALR +34.299.7% RSafe R

 

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