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The 2026 Race Index & Ratings Board

Every Senate, House and Governor race, scored two ways: Attention — how loud a race is right now across news, Wikipedia and Bluesky — and Vector — which way it leans and how firmly. Neither is a poll or a forecast. How they work →

579 races tracked575 with a Vector direction0 with a verified pollUpdated 2026-09-30 UTC
Balance of power

U.S. House: who holds it now

214 Democratic1 independent2 vacant218 RepublicanControl takes 218. A majority of all 435 seats.

435 seats on the 2026 ballot

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Starting colors are each race's Vugol Vector direction, or its verified polling average where one exists. Experimental, not a forecast; toss-ups start blank. Click a race to switch it: Democrat → Republican → undecided.

D 21837 undecidedR 180On the experimental Vector starting map: Democrats control.

Current seats as of 2026-09-30. Sources: Office of the Clerk: party breakdown · Office of the Clerk: vacancies

The ratings board

House races, from safe Democratic to safe Republican

Each race sits in its column by the polling average where one exists, Vugol Vector otherwise; loudest first. Click a column head to list just those races below.

Loudest first

Contested races & battlegrounds

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FLU.S. HouseR · AnchoredFlorida's 19th DistrictFL-19 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 71/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MIU.S. HouseD · HeldMichigan's 3rd DistrictMI-03 · MichiganModel ratingNews attention 68/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MIU.S. HouseR · HeldMichigan's 2nd DistrictMI-02 · MichiganModel ratingNews attention 63/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MOU.S. HouseR · AnchoredMissouri's 8th DistrictMO-08 · MissouriModel ratingNews attention 62/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · AnchoredFlorida's 26th DistrictFL-26 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 60/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NEU.S. HouseR · AnchoredNebraska's 3rd DistrictNE-03 · NebraskaModel ratingNews attention 60/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
GAU.S. HouseR · HeldGeorgia's 14th DistrictGA-14 · GeorgiaModel ratingNews attention 60/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · AnchoredFlorida's 12th DistrictFL-12 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 58/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseD · HeldFlorida's 22nd DistrictFL-22 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 58/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
OHU.S. HouseR · HeldOhio's 14th DistrictOH-14 · OhioModel ratingNews attention 58/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NYU.S. HouseD · HeldNew York's 4th DistrictNY-04 · New YorkModel ratingNews attention 58/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TXU.S. HouseR · HeldTexas's 10th DistrictTX-10 · TexasModel ratingNews attention 58/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ILU.S. HouseD · HeldIllinois's 14th DistrictIL-14 · IllinoisModel ratingNews attention 57/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CAU.S. HouseR · HeldCalifornia's 1st DistrictCA-01 · CaliforniaModel ratingNews attention 56/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
INU.S. HouseR · AnchoredIndiana's 9th DistrictIN-09 · IndianaModel ratingNews attention 56/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseD · HeldFlorida's 14th DistrictFL-14 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 55/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NYU.S. HouseR · HeldNew York's 11th DistrictNY-11 · New YorkModel ratingNews attention 54/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
GAU.S. HouseD · HeldGeorgia's 2nd DistrictGA-02 · GeorgiaModel ratingNews attention 53/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ILU.S. HouseR · AnchoredIllinois's 15th DistrictIL-15 · IllinoisModel ratingNews attention 53/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · AnchoredFlorida's 6th DistrictFL-06 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 52/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NVU.S. HouseD · HeldNevada's 4th DistrictNV-04 · NevadaModel ratingNews attention 52/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TXU.S. HouseR · HeldTexas's 21st DistrictTX-21 · TexasModel ratingNews attention 52/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NDU.S. HouseR · AnchoredNorth Dakota At-Large House seatND-AL · North DakotaModel ratingNews attention 51/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
KSU.S. HouseR · HeldKansas's 4th DistrictKS-04 · KansasModel ratingNews attention 51/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
PAU.S. HouseD · HeldPennsylvania's 12th DistrictPA-12 · PennsylvaniaModel ratingNews attention 51/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CAU.S. HouseD · HeldCalifornia's 21st DistrictCA-21 · CaliforniaModel ratingNews attention 51/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
UTU.S. HouseR · HeldUtah's 1st DistrictUT-01 · UtahModel ratingNews attention 50/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
OHU.S. HouseD · HeldOhio's 1st DistrictOH-01 · OhioModel ratingNews attention 50/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
PAU.S. HouseR · AnchoredPennsylvania's 15th DistrictPA-15 · PennsylvaniaModel ratingNews attention 50/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
AZU.S. HouseD · HeldArizona's 4th DistrictAZ-04 · ArizonaModel ratingNews attention 50/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NYU.S. HouseR · HeldNew York's 24th DistrictNY-24 · New YorkModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · HeldFlorida's 28th DistrictFL-28 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
PAU.S. HouseR · AnchoredPennsylvania's 13th DistrictPA-13 · PennsylvaniaModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
KYU.S. HouseR · AnchoredKentucky's 1st DistrictKY-01 · KentuckyModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
AZU.S. HouseR · HeldArizona's 9th DistrictAZ-09 · ArizonaModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ILU.S. HouseD · HeldIllinois's 13th DistrictIL-13 · IllinoisModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
PAU.S. HouseR · HeldPennsylvania's 11th DistrictPA-11 · PennsylvaniaModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MIU.S. HouseR · AnchoredMichigan's 9th DistrictMI-09 · MichiganModel ratingNews attention 48/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MTU.S. HouseR · HeldMontana's 2nd DistrictMT-02 · MontanaModel ratingNews attention 47/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TXU.S. HouseR · HeldTexas's 3rd DistrictTX-03 · TexasModel ratingNews attention 46/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll

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