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2026 Congressional Forecast

One model, run nightly. It reads the race ratings, the polling, and each state’s partisan baseline, then simulates the whole map tens of thousands of times. The numbers below are the share of those simulations each party wins. Read it as odds, not a prediction.


Who controls the next Congress?

Democrats are favored to take Congress.

Republican control is very unlikely; Democratic control somewhat favored.

R both 19% · D both 58% · split 23%

These are probabilities, not predictions, and the margin of error is wide this far from Election Day. Polls are right on average but miss in any single race.

Senate

Lean D

55D · 45R median seats
80% range (R seats)
40–55
R majority odds
23%

House

Lean D

256D · 179R median seats
80% range (R seats)
72–273
R majority odds
39%
Moving toward Democrats R control of Congress -1 pts. Senate R odds -1 pts, median no change. Over 1 day.

What each signal says on its own

The model fuses three independent signals. Here is where each one lands by itself, before fusion. When they disagree, the spread is the uncertainty.

Senate
Ratings only
51R median
76% R majority
35 races
Polls only
36R median
0% R majority
28 races
Partisan baseline only
50R median
40% R majority
35 races
House
Ratings only
168R median
32% R majority
435 races
Polls only
5R median
0% R majority
29 races
Partisan baseline only
197R median
40% R majority
434 races

What if the national mood shifts?

These pin the national environment to a fixed shock and re-run the seats. Pick a scenario to see how the chambers respond.

Senate 49D · 51R 50% R majority
House 200D · 235R 66% R majority