American power index

Who has power now, and who markets expect will win next.

EVENDEMREP0.0 R

Narrow Republican edge

0.1 toward Democrats today

Now and markets

Current control is 25% of the score. Markets are 75%.

Drivers

Seat counts

Senate seats

2026 midterm seats

1.1R
margin
Dem seats
49.5
Rep seats
50.5
40.2% D control
59.8% R control

House seats

2026 midterm seats

20.4D
margin
Dem seats
227.7
Rep seats
207.3
77.0% D majority
23.0% R majority

Margins

Senate margins

31 races tracked

1.0R
average
Expected size14.8 pts

House margins

289 races tracked

3.8D
average
Expected size15.7 pts

How it works

The scale runs from +50 D to 0 to +50 R. Zero means power is roughly even.

Each branch blends market odds for the next election (75%) with current control (25%). Congress also uses seat-count and margin markets. Shutdown risk pulls the score toward zero.

The strip under the dial shows the split: current control, market odds, and the final blend. The trend chart is rebuilt from daily snapshots.

Not Kalshi's official KPOW. This site uses public market prices, so the number can differ.