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🏛️ Politics · Next Year

US Midterms 2026 (November 3, 2026): Democratic Party wins majority in the US House of Representatives (confirmed by AP or NBC News by November 7, 2026)

Hit ✦ AI-generated prediction Published on 22. September 2026 · Predicted for 3. November 2026 · Based on: Statistical Pattern
Probability
54%

In US midterm elections, the incumbent president's party historically loses seats in the House in ~95% of cases (avg. –28 seats since 1946). Trump's approval ratings recently stood below 45%, historically correlating with above-average losses. Democrats need a net gain of approximately 7–8 seats against the current Republican majority. Polymarket assigns 65% to a Democratic Senate majority (as of Sept 22, 2026, Vol. USD 2.96M) — no direct House quote was available. Structural factors are comparably strong; own calibration: 54%. This prediction is independent of the open Senate prediction.

Data basis for this prediction
  • Polymarket: Demokraten gewinnen US-Senat 2026 bei 65 % (Stand 22.09.2026, Vol. 2,96 Mio. USD)
  • ActionNetwork / Bloomberg: Kalshi & Polymarket 2026-Midterm-Aktivität, September 2026
  • Congressional Research Service: Präsidentenpartei verliert Repräsentantenhaussitze in ~95 % aller Midterm-Wahlen seit 1946
Verdict: Hit
Die Vorhersage ist eingetreten. Die Demokraten gewannen bei den US-Midterms am 3. November 2026 klar die Mehrheit im Repräsentantenhaus. NBC News projizierte 258–259 Sitze für die Demokraten gegenüber 176 für die Republikaner – ein Nettogewinn von über 40 Sitzen. CNN meldete über 250 demokratische Sitze. Damit wurde die Prognose weit übertroffen (benötigt waren nur ~7–8 Sitze). NBC News bestätigte die demokratische Mehrheit im Rahmen seiner Wahlnacht-Berichterstattung, also vor dem Stichtag 7. November 2026. Quellen: NBC News (nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/house-results), CBS News (cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-election-results-2026/), CNN (cnn.com, 05.11.2026).
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