The Sweeney Model

Who will control Congress?

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Each dot is one of our simulated elections. Tap any dot to see how that version of November turns out.

What's driving the forecast?

Turn pieces of the model on and off to see what changes. "Generic candidates" treats both candidates as average; "equal money" treats both as raising the same amount.

The Senate map

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35 seats are up this year. Hover over a state for the race, or click it for everything we know.

Closest Senate races

Full Senate forecast

The House

All 435 seats, lined up from most Democratic on the left to most Republican on the right. The dashed line marks seat 218.

Closest House races

Full House forecast

How many seats?

How often each seat total came up across our 20,000 simulations.

Senate: Democratic and independent seats

House: Democratic seats

The forecast over time

Chance Democrats control each chamber, updated three times a day.

What do the markets think?

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