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Governor Race Forecast

Michigan | Minnesota | Wisconsin
As of 2026-03-17 | Presidential Net Approval: -10

Michigan

R+3.7
29% 71%
Leans R
95% CI: -15.2 to +7.9
231 days out (σ=7.0)

Minnesota

D+1.3
57% 43%
Tossup
95% CI: -10.2 to +12.9
231 days out (σ=7.0)

Wisconsin

R+2.7
35% 65%
Leans R
95% CI: -14.3 to +8.9
231 days out (σ=7.0)

Win Probability Trend

Democrats on top (100%), Republicans on bottom (0%), Tossup at 50%

Safe D
Likely D
Leans D
Tilts D
Tilts R
Leans R
Likely R
Safe R

County-Level Forecast (sorted by population)

Michigan (84 counties)

CountyPop.MarginRating
Wayne 1753K D+20.7 Safe D
Oakland 1255K D+5.2 Leans D
Macomb 871K D+0.2 Tilts D
Kent 653K R+1.2 Tilts R
Genesee 407K D+10.5 Likely D
Washtenaw 368K D+21.0 Safe D
Ingham 291K D+15.5 Safe D
Ottawa 289K R+14.8 Likely R
Kalamazoo 264K D+7.5 Leans D
Saginaw 191K D+3.6 Leans D

Minnesota (87 counties)

CountyPop.MarginRating
Hennepin 1255K D+17.5 Safe D
Ramsey 547K D+20.1 Safe D
Dakota 425K D+5.1 Leans D
Anoka 354K D+1.7 Tilts D
Washington 259K D+4.4 Leans D
St. Louis 199K D+17.9 Safe D
Stearns 160K R+4.2 Leans R
Olmsted 156K D+4.3 Leans D
Scott 147K R+3.0 Leans R
Wright 136K R+8.2 Likely R

Wisconsin (73 counties)

CountyPop.MarginRating
Milwaukee 949K D+18.8 Safe D
Dane 542K D+25.6 Safe D
Waukesha 403K R+15.3 Safe R
Brown 263K R+3.8 Leans R
Racine 196K R+1.8 Tilts R
Outagamie 187K R+5.0 Leans R
Winnebago 171K R+1.8 Tilts R
Kenosha 169K D+1.0 Tilts D
Rock 163K D+8.1 Likely D
Washington 136K R+21.4 Safe R

Recent Polls

DateStatePollsterSampleDemRepMargin
2026-02-02 00:00:00 MN SurveyUSA 575 RV 49% 35% D+11
2026-02-02 00:00:00 MN SurveyUSA 575 RV 50% 32% D+14
2026-01-15 00:00:00 WI Marquette Law (projected) 846 RV 47% 45% D+0
2026-01-13 00:00:00 MI Glengariff Group 600 LV 48% 51% R+3
2025-12-02 00:00:00 MI Mitchell Research 616 LV 46% 54% R+6
2025-11-14 00:00:00 MI EPIC-MRA 600 LV 49% 51% R+2
2025-11-06 00:00:00 MI Rosetta Stone 637 LV 47% 53% R+3

Methodology

Rating Scale: Safe (>95%), Likely (80-95%), Leans (60-80%), Tossup (40-60%) | FiveThirtyEight Standard

Best deployed: After August primaries when actual candidates are known