Cook Political Report✓

"That buzz is a reflection of Cook’s unusual role in the political mediasphere: The report is one of the last bastions of nonpartisan election wonkery that nearly everybody in Washington trusts." New profile from the @washingtonpost:

The issue of corruption has rocketed to the top of voters’ priority lists, with broad majorities citing it as a top election concern regardless of their political party. But it’s worth asking what, exactly, voters mean by “corruption.”

The critical group in this election consists of normally reliable Republicans, many of whom would never normally consider voting for a Democrat. Read the latest column from @CharlieCookDC:

The Cook Political Report is moving two governors' race ratings one week before Election Day. • Kansas Governor: Lean Republican to Toss Up • Nebraska Governor: Likely Republican to Lean Republican Read the full analysis from @JessicaTaylor:

The Cook Political Report has moved 19 more House races, all in Democrats' direction. Six districts are moving from the Toss Up column to Lean Democrat. Two more open seats are moving from Lean Republican to Toss Up. Read more from @ercovey:

The Cook Political Report has moved the Ohio Governor's race from Toss Up to Lean Democrat. Read this analysis from @JessicaTaylor:

The Cook Political Report is moving the Ohio Governor's race from Toss Up to Lean Democrat. Read our analysis from @JessicaTaylor:

RT @Redistrict: New @CookPolitical: Amid ad uproar, #OHGOV moves from Toss Up to Lean D. Full analysis by @JessicaTaylor:

Today, we moved another 19 House races in Democrats’ direction. Following this latest round of ratings changes, Democrats now are favored outright in the 218 seats they need to win control of the House.

Read about our latest House race rating changes here:

RT @Redistrict: New @CookPolitical: 19 more House ratings move in Dems' direction, including six seats from Toss Up to Lean D. Full analysis by @ercovey:

Today, The Cook Political Report is moving 19 more House races, all in Democrats' direction. Six districts are moving from the Toss Up column to Lean Democrat. Two more open seats are moving from Lean Republican to Toss Up. Read more from @ercovey:

Despite being outspent by millions in TV advertising, Democratic Senate candidates narrowly lead their GOP opponents in three red states critical to control of the U.S. Senate: Iowa, Texas and Ohio.

View the Senate Battleground District Project October 2026 Toplines here:

Read more from @amyewalter on the latest installment of our Battleground Project poll, a collaboration with Democratic firm New River Strategies and Republican firm GS Strategy Group.

Democratic Senate candidates narrowly lead their GOP opponents in three red states critical to control of the U.S. Senate: Ohio, Texas and Iowa. The Democratic candidates for governor lead in two out of three of these states.

Today, The Cook Political Report is moving three Senate races. Two shifts are in Democrats’ direction. One shift is toward Republicans. #SCSen: Likely R to Lean R #MSSen: Solid R to Likely R #MNSen: Likely D to Lean D Read this from @JessicaTaylor:

Last week, The Cook Political Report moved four governors' races, all in Democrats' direction. • Alaska: Toss Up to Lean Democrat • Oklahoma, Nebraska and Vermont: Solid Republican to Likely Republican

The Cook Political Report moved eleven more House races towards Democrats. Half of our latest changes are in Ohio, Nebraska and Kansas — three states that, for the same reasons, also have competitive Senate races. Read this from @ercovey:

In 2024, a diverse coalition of voters backed Donald Trump, united by the belief that he was the right candidate to repair the ailing economy. Two years later, that same coalition has splintered. Read the latest column from @amyewalter: