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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
IAU.S. HouseToss-upIowa's 3rd DistrictIA-03 · IowaModel ratingNews attention 63/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
PAU.S. HouseToss-upPennsylvania's 8th DistrictPA-08 · PennsylvaniaModel ratingNews attention 63/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseToss-upFlorida's 13th DistrictFL-13 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 62/100Details → · 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
FLU.S. HouseR · AnchoredFlorida's 12th DistrictFL-12 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 58/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CAU.S. HouseToss-upCalifornia's 22nd DistrictCA-22 · 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
VAU.S. HouseToss-upVirginia's 2nd DistrictVA-02 · VirginiaModel ratingNews attention 55/100Details → · 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
AZU.S. HouseToss-upArizona's 2nd DistrictAZ-02 · ArizonaModel ratingNews attention 52/100Details → · 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
MOU.S. HouseToss-upMissouri's 2nd DistrictMO-02 · MissouriModel 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
IAU.S. HouseToss-upIowa's 1st DistrictIA-01 · IowaModel ratingNews attention 51/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
WIU.S. HouseToss-upWisconsin's 1st DistrictWI-01 · WisconsinModel ratingNews attention 51/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CAU.S. HouseToss-upCalifornia's 40th DistrictCA-40 · CaliforniaModel 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
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. HouseToss-upArizona's 8th DistrictAZ-08 · ArizonaModel ratingNews attention 48/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
VAU.S. HouseToss-upVirginia's 1st DistrictVA-01 · VirginiaModel ratingNews attention 48/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
AZU.S. HouseToss-upArizona's 6th DistrictAZ-06 · ArizonaModel ratingNews attention 48/100Details → · 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
INU.S. HouseR · AnchoredIndiana's 3rd DistrictIN-03 · IndianaModel ratingNews attention 46/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
KSU.S. HouseR · AnchoredKansas's 1st DistrictKS-01 · KansasModel ratingNews attention 44/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
OHU.S. HouseR · AnchoredOhio's 2nd DistrictOH-02 · OhioModel ratingNews attention 44/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MSU.S. HouseR · AnchoredMississippi's 4th DistrictMS-04 · MississippiModel ratingNews attention 42/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NCU.S. HouseToss-upNorth Carolina's 11th DistrictNC-11 · North CarolinaModel ratingNews attention 42/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MIU.S. HouseToss-upMichigan's 10th DistrictMI-10 · MichiganModel ratingNews attention 42/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NJU.S. HouseToss-upNew Jersey's 7th DistrictNJ-07 · New JerseyModel ratingNews attention 42/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
OHU.S. HouseToss-upOhio's 15th DistrictOH-15 · OhioModel ratingNews attention 41/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ALU.S. HouseR · AnchoredAlabama's 3rd DistrictAL-03 · AlabamaModel ratingNews attention 41/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
SCU.S. HouseR · AnchoredSouth Carolina's 3rd DistrictSC-03 · South CarolinaModel ratingNews attention 41/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
COU.S. HouseToss-upColorado's 8th DistrictCO-08 · ColoradoModel ratingNews attention 41/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
OKU.S. HouseR · AnchoredOklahoma's 4th DistrictOK-04 · OklahomaModel ratingNews attention 41/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TXU.S. HouseToss-upTexas's 15th DistrictTX-15 · TexasModel ratingNews attention 40/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TXU.S. HouseR · AnchoredTexas's 14th DistrictTX-14 · TexasModel ratingNews attention 39/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll

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