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Will the Democratic Party win the popular vote in the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives midterm elections by between 14% and 16%?

Last captured price

3.6¢

+0.5¢ · 24h

Implied probability 3.6%
$4.7K total volume · YES/NO

7-day range 1.9–5.05¢

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Liquidity

Medium tradability

Moderate book at the daily check: a spread over 1¢, or less than $50K within 5¢ of the mid. Larger orders may move the price, so check the book before sizing.

Book depth $17.7K within 5¢ of mid
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Why it moved

No big moves in the last 7 days.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the popular vote margin of victory between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party in the US House of Representatives midterm elections, scheduled for November 3, 2026. For the purpose of this market, the “popular vote margin of victory” is defined as the absolute difference between the percentage of valid votes cast for all Democratic Party House candidates and the percentage of valid votes cast for all Republican Party House candidates in this election. The percentage of the valid votes cast for each party’s House candidates will be determined by dividing the total number of valid votes that party’s House candidates receive by the sum of all valid votes cast for U.S. House candidates in the election. Only votes cast for candidates for U.S. Representative (voting members of the House of Representatives from districts in the 50 states) will be considered; votes for Delegates and the Resident Commissioner will not be considered. If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, then this market will resolve to the higher range bracket. This market will resolve based on the vote totals as published by the US Clerk of the House. Any recount included in the Clerk of the House’s publication will be considered. If the US House of Representatives midterm elections do not take place by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". The resolution source for this market will be the 2026 midterm election results published by the US Clerk of the House (https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/). If the 2026 midterm elections take place, and the Clerk of the House does not publish the results of this election by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, another credible resolution source may be chosen.

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Market explained

This market measures whether the Democratic Party wins the popular vote in the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives midterm elections by a margin of 14% to 16%. The resolution is unusual because it specifies how to handle results falling exactly on a boundary between ranges.

How it resolves

The market resolves Yes if the Democratic Party's popular vote margin of victory over the Republican Party is between 14% and 16%, inclusive of 14% and 16%. The popular vote margin is the absolute difference between the percentage of valid votes for all Democratic House candidates and all Republican House candidates. Only votes for U.S. Representative candidates from the 50 states are counted. If the margin falls exactly between two brackets, it resolves to the higher bracket. The market resolves No if the Democratic Party's popular vote margin of victory is not within the 14% to 16% range. The market resolves Other if the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives midterm elections do not take place by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET. The US Clerk of the House determines the outcome based on published vote totals, including any recounts. If the Clerk of the House does not publish results by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, another credible source may be chosen.

Key dates

  • Scheduled Election Date:
  • Final Resolution Date: — If elections do not take place by this date, market resolves to 'Other'. If results are not published by this date, another source may be chosen.

Resolution source

US Clerk of the House

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