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2026 forecast · Colorado 2nd

Joe Neguse is all but certain to win Colorado's 2nd District.

Joe Neguse vs Kelley Dennison. The model has Neguse ahead by 45.9 points, winning 100 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Safe DModel D +45.9Updated October 28, 2026
Joe Neguse
Democrat
72.0%
255,623 projected votes
Kelley Dennison
Republican
26.1%
92,713 projected votes
100%Neguse
0%Dennison
Neguse all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Neguse wins about 100 of 100
RatingSafe D100% chance for Neguse
Model marginD +45.9No polls in the race
80 percent rangeD +52.0 to D +39.62,000 simulations
Projected votes354,793Neguse 72.0%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Colorado districts

8 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Joe NeguseDemocrat · 100% to win
72.0%
Kelley DennisonRepublican · 0% to win
26.1%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

354,793 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Joe Neguse D255,62372.0%
Kelley Dennison R92,71326.1%
Gaylon Kent L6,4571.8%
Total354,793100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%100% Neguse0% Dennison20 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

Polls of the race

PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageNo polls

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Neguse +45.9
Chance of winning
Joe Neguse100%
Kelley Dennison0%
Simulated vote
Joe Neguse72.0%
Kelley Dennison26.1%
Gaylon Kent1.8%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanR +40.0
FundamentalsD +46.1
With pollsD +45.9

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +55R +55Partisan leanthe state's baselineR +40.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +46.1With pollsno pollsD +45.9
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.