Jahana Hayes is very likely to win Connecticut's 5th District.
Jahana Hayes vs Chris Shea. The model has Hayes ahead by 11.7 points, winning 95 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.
The district map
Every district in the state, shaded by its rating
Connecticut districts
5 districtsVote share
Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations
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
286,139 votes| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jahana Hayes D | 159,747 | 55.8% |
| Chris Shea R | 126,392 | 44.2% |
| Total | 286,139 | 100% |
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
Polling
Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it
This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.
Polls of the race
Full average| Pollster | Sample | Age | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Point average | Weighted average | No 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.
How we got here
From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time