Ratings
Where every House, Senate and governor race stands, in seven categories. We move a race when something concrete changes, and the date and the reason are on the race page.
What the ratings add up to
How the seats fall across the seven categoriesSenate
Democrats need 51 of 100Category
SeatsD total
Safe D
9
43
Expected D
1
44
D Advantage
3
47
Toss up
5
R Advantage
1
Expected R
2
Safe R
14
No election34 D, 31 R
65
Democrats reach 47 without the toss ups
and 52 with all of them, so the majority sits inside
the 5.
Held now
47Democratic
47
53
Four of the six races that will decide the chamber are currently toss ups.
Senate races by state
Shaded by ratingEvery race
35 rated
Safe D
9
Expected D
1
D Advantage
3
R Advantage
1
Expected R
2