Catalyst · Brainworks

Who wins in 2026? Every forecaster, one ledger.

A meta-analysis of the published race ratings, model probabilities and polls for the November 3 midterms, combined into one Catalyst estimate. Each number is labelled with where it came from.

Catalyst v2.1 forecast

Where every poll and forecaster places control

One row per chamber. Each source sits in its lane; the bold accent line is the Catalyst forecast. How to read these charts ↓

Race by race

Forecaster report cards

Forecaster Scorecard

v2.1 Scorecard

Tipping-point races

Scenarios

v2.1 Calibration

Backtest and Calibration

How to read these charts

Each row shows one chamber. Left to right is the chance Democrats win control (0–100%, gridlines every 10%, dashed line at 50%). Marker shape shows the source type: Raters (triangle), Models (square), Markets (diamond) and, on race charts, Polls (circle). On the chamber control charts, higher up means a smaller historical error (√Brier) in our 2018–24 backtest (ANALYST); sources with no track record yet sit in the separate bottom strip. On race charts, larger, more opaque markers have a better track record. Hollow markers have no track record yet or were excluded.

Catalyst forecast: the bold orange vertical line with its value tag. Catalyst 80% range: the shaded orange band behind everything. Model-uncertainty band: the hatched band, showing how the call moves across reasonable modelling choices.

Source's own uncertainty: thick solid bar in the marker's colour (MOE, bid/ask spread or rating crosswalk). Historical accuracy (2018–24): thin dashed grey line with end caps, showing how far that kind of source has typically missed. Hover or tap a marker to highlight its bars and see the source, label and link.

Catalyst v2 forecast (comparison)

Polls + fundamentals blended with stacked forecasters, 50,000 correlated simulations.

v1 consensus (for comparison)

Chamber control

v2.1 changes

Methodology v2

Methodology & data gaps