The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

As Michigan Moves to Lean Democrat, Here Are Our Final Senate Ratings — and What Else We're Watching

Election Day is finally upon us — and while Senate control could still swing either way, Democrats have the momentum in the ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

An Hour-by-Hour Election Night Guide to the Race for the House

Although Democrats are in a strong position to win control of the House, the magnitude of the expected blue wave is still in question. It may vary somewhat by state — due to top-of-the-ticket effects ...
Opinion
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We Know Democrats Will Have a Good Night on Tuesday. But Will It Be a ‘Once in a Generation’ Win?

The question for Tuesday night isn’t whether it will be a good night for Democrats (it will be), but whether it will be a historic one.We expect Democrats to handily win control of the House, with the ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Closing Senate Analysis: The Seven States That Will Decide the Majority

Control of the Senate is hanging in the balance, with seven key races still within the margin of error, giving both parties a ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Four Days Out, a Dozen More House Races Move Toward Democrats

As the House battleground map has expanded, Democrats now have the potential to win their largest majority since 2009.
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

2026 Is the ‘Back to the Future’ Midterm

In 2018, during Trump 1.0, voters in what I coined as “Whole Foods suburbs” — upper-income, white-collar districts that had ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Democrats’ Projected Majority Grows as 19 More House Races Shift Away From the GOP

Republicans’ path to keeping control of the House has all but evaporated. The outstanding question is how large Democrats’ ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Voters Are Furious About Corruption. But What Does ‘Corruption’ Actually Mean to Them?

The issue of corruption has rocketed to the top of voters’ priority lists, with broad majorities citing it as a top election ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

More States Shift Toward Democrats In Final Governors Ratings

Democrats are in a prime position to pick up between two and four governor’s seats this cycle, potentially giving them a majority of chief executives for the first time since 2010.With the current ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Senate Battleground Project: October 2026 Toplines

New River Strategies and GS Strategy Group statewide Senate survey of likely 2026 voters in Iowa (n=602), Ohio (n=959) and ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterOpinion

A Unicorn Election in Red America

Next Tuesday will be a unicorn election, certainly unlike any of the 11 midterm and 11 presidential elections I have covered.
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Candidate Quality Shifts the Senate Map: South Carolina and Mississippi Toward Democrats, Minnesota Toward GOP

In Senate races, the quality of individual candidates can be magnified in ways that defy national trends, especially in midterm years. That’s the impetus behind three moves we are making today: two in ...