Election Day · Nov 3, 2026 · polls as of Oct 23

Who controls Congress in 2027?

Tap any competitive Senate race to flip it, or slide the House dial, and watch the majority move. Starting point is where current polling averages put each race.

Senate · 35 of 100 seats on the ballot
53–47
Current Senate, R majority (incl. 2 independents with Dems)
22
Seats up that Republicans hold (incl. OH, FL specials)
13
Seats up that Democrats hold
+4
Net Dem gain needed for 51 (VP breaks 50–50 ties for R)
Democrats
0
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Republicans
0
▲ 51 for majority
Dem, not upDem, won in 2026 Rep, won in 2026Rep, not upIndependent (Osborn)

Competitive Senate races

Margin is an average of recent polls from VoteHub, updated daily (each pollster’s latest poll from the last three weeks). If the update can’t load, you see the Oct 23 averages from RealClearPolitics, CNN and Yahoo News. Tap to cycle the winner. The other 23 seats are rated safe and stay with the party that holds them.

House · all 435 seats on the ballot
218
Seats for a majority
+3
Net Dem gain needed on current numbers
D +8.6
Generic ballot, average of 5 trackers
15
Pure toss-ups (middle forecaster rating)
Democrats
0
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Republicans
0

Built on Cook Political Report's July count after redistricting: about 161 seats lean or are safe Democratic, 197 lean or are safe Republican, and 77 are competitive. Cook said Democrats need at least 57 of the 77, and forecasters rate 15 seats as pure toss-ups. The buttons are what-if scenarios, not forecasts. Seat-level poll projections aren't published in a form this page can use, so there's no 'current polls' button for the House.

All competitive races at a glance

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