Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / NY-4New York's 4th district 2026 · held by Democrats

Laura Gillen is heavily favored in NY-4

Laura Gillen99%Democrat · incumbent
Jeanine Driscoll1%Republican
Median marginD+16.080%: D+8.0 to D+24.0
Cook PVID+22026 lines
Tipping point0.2%decides the majority
District pollsNonefundamentals only

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLikely D
Inside ElectionsTilt D
SabatoLean D
Race to the WHLean D
EconomistSolid D
Split TicketSolid D
DDHQLikely D
FiftyPlusOneSolid D
Fox NewsLikely D
Silver BulletinSolid D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
No public district polls found.