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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

Make your map

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 · TiltingFlorida's 16th DistrictFL-16 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 65/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · TiltingFlorida's 27th DistrictFL-27 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 55/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
KSU.S. HouseR · TiltingKansas's 2nd DistrictKS-02 · KansasModel ratingNews attention 53/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · TiltingFlorida's 3rd DistrictFL-03 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 52/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
WAU.S. HouseR · TiltingWashington's 5th DistrictWA-05 · WashingtonModel ratingNews attention 51/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
OHU.S. HouseR · TiltingOhio's 7th DistrictOH-07 · OhioModel ratingNews attention 50/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
SCU.S. HouseR · TiltingSouth Carolina's 2nd DistrictSC-02 · South CarolinaModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NCU.S. HouseR · TiltingNorth Carolina's 5th DistrictNC-05 · North CarolinaModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
OKU.S. HouseR · TiltingOklahoma's 5th DistrictOK-05 · OklahomaModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
WIU.S. HouseR · TiltingWisconsin's 6th DistrictWI-06 · WisconsinModel ratingNews attention 48/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MDU.S. HouseR · TiltingMaryland's 1st DistrictMD-01 · MarylandModel ratingNews attention 48/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
AZU.S. HouseR · TiltingArizona's 5th DistrictAZ-05 · ArizonaModel ratingNews attention 47/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MPU.S. HouseR · TiltingMP's 1st DistrictMP-01 · MPModel ratingNews attention 47/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ARU.S. HouseR · TiltingArkansas's 2nd DistrictAR-02 · ArkansasModel ratingNews attention 45/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
GUU.S. HouseR · TiltingGU At-Large House seatGU-AL · GUModel ratingNews attention 42/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TNU.S. HouseR · TiltingTennessee's 7th DistrictTN-07 · TennesseeModel ratingNews attention 40/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
INU.S. HouseR · TiltingIndiana's 2nd DistrictIN-02 · IndianaModel ratingNews attention 39/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CAU.S. HouseR · TiltingCalifornia's 48th DistrictCA-48 · CaliforniaModel ratingNews attention 38/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
WIU.S. HouseR · TiltingWisconsin's 8th DistrictWI-08 · WisconsinModel ratingNews attention 35/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NCU.S. HouseR · TiltingNorth Carolina's 8th DistrictNC-08 · North CarolinaModel ratingNews attention 34/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NCU.S. HouseR · TiltingNorth Carolina's 13th DistrictNC-13 · North CarolinaModel ratingNews attention 32/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
OKU.S. HouseR · TiltingOklahoma's 3rd DistrictOK-03 · OklahomaModel ratingNews attention 32/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
SCU.S. HouseR · TiltingSouth Carolina's 1st DistrictSC-01 · South CarolinaModel ratingNews attention 29/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NCU.S. HouseR · TiltingNorth Carolina's 10th DistrictNC-10 · North CarolinaModel ratingNews attention 28/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · TiltingFlorida's 21st DistrictFL-21 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention 23/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ORU.S. HouseR · TiltingOregon's 2nd DistrictOR-02 · OregonModel ratingNews attention 22/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ASU.S. HouseR · TiltingAS At-Large House seatAS-AL · ASModel ratingNews attention 15/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CAU.S. HouseR · TiltingCalifornia's 23rd DistrictCA-23 · CaliforniaModel ratingNews attention 15/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
GAU.S. HouseR · TiltingGeorgia's 12th DistrictGA-12 · GeorgiaModel ratingNews attention 15/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TXU.S. HouseR · TiltingTexas's 24th DistrictTX-24 · TexasModel ratingNews attention 15/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
AKU.S. HouseR · TiltingAlaska At-Large House seatAK-AL · AlaskaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CAU.S. HouseR · TiltingCalifornia's 5th DistrictCA-05 · CaliforniaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · TiltingFlorida's 8th DistrictFL-08 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
FLU.S. HouseR · TiltingFlorida's 11th DistrictFL-11 · FloridaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
GAU.S. HouseR · TiltingGeorgia's 23rd DistrictGA-23 · GeorgiaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
INU.S. HouseR · TiltingIndiana's 5th DistrictIN-05 · IndianaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MIU.S. HouseR · TiltingMichigan's 1st DistrictMI-01 · MichiganModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MNU.S. HouseR · TiltingMinnesota's 1st DistrictMN-01 · MinnesotaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MNU.S. HouseR · TiltingMinnesota's 8th DistrictMN-08 · MinnesotaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NCU.S. HouseR · TiltingNorth Carolina's 7th DistrictNC-07 · North CarolinaModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll

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