Governor Race Forecast

Michigan | Minnesota | Wisconsin
As of 2026-08-28 | Presidential Net Approval: -10

Michigan

D+2.1
66% 34%
Leans D
95% CI: -5.8 to +9.9
67 days out (σ=4.8)

Minnesota

D+6.3
91% 9%
Likely D
95% CI: -1.6 to +14.1
67 days out (σ=4.8)

Wisconsin

D+0.8
57% 43%
Tossup
95% CI: -7.0 to +8.7
67 days out (σ=4.8)

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+19.4 Safe D
Oakland 1255K D+3.9 Leans D
Macomb 871K R+1.1 Tilts R
Kent 653K R+2.5 Tilts R
Genesee 407K D+9.2 Likely D
Washtenaw 368K D+19.7 Safe D
Ingham 291K D+14.2 Likely D
Ottawa 289K R+16.1 Safe R
Kalamazoo 264K D+6.2 Leans D
Saginaw 191K D+2.3 Tilts D

Minnesota (87 counties)

CountyPop.MarginRating
Hennepin 1255K D+17.0 Safe D
Ramsey 547K D+19.5 Safe D
Dakota 425K D+4.5 Leans D
Anoka 354K D+1.1 Tilts D
Washington 259K D+3.8 Leans D
St. Louis 199K D+17.4 Safe D
Stearns 160K R+4.7 Leans R
Olmsted 156K D+3.7 Leans D
Scott 147K R+3.6 Leans R
Wright 136K R+8.7 Likely R

Wisconsin (73 counties)

CountyPop.MarginRating
Milwaukee 949K D+19.0 Safe D
Dane 542K D+25.8 Safe D
Waukesha 403K R+15.1 Safe R
Brown 263K R+3.6 Leans R
Racine 196K R+1.7 Tilts R
Outagamie 187K R+4.8 Leans R
Winnebago 171K R+1.7 Tilts R
Kenosha 169K D+1.1 Tilts D
Rock 163K D+8.3 Likely D
Washington 136K R+21.2 Safe R

Recent Polls

DateStatePollsterSampleDemRepMargin
2026-08-26 WI Marquette Law School 600 LV 49% 44% D+5
2026-08-20 WI Marquette University 738 LV 49% 44% D+5
2026-08-20 MI AARP 600 LV 49% 44% D+5
2026-08-18 MI TIPP 600 LV 53% 37% D+16
2026-08-18 MN SurveyUSA 600 LV 52% 36% D+16
2026-08-18 WI TIPP Insights (R) 1199 LV 47% 43% D+4
2026-08-17 MN KTSP/SurveyUSA 661 LV 51% 36% D+15
2026-08-16 WI Badger Battleground 600 LV 48% 44% D+4
2026-08-13 MI Fox News 600 LV 52% 47% D+5
2026-08-13 WI Platform Communications (R) 500 LV 48% 44% D+4
2026-08-11 MI Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) 877 LV 49% 44% D+5
2026-08-10 MI Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R) 1006 RV 52% 47% D+5
2026-08-10 MI TIPP Insights (R) 1528 RV 48% 34% D+14
2026-08-03 WI GBAO (D) 800 LV 47% 44% D+3
2026-07-31 MI EPIC-MRA 600 LV 47% 38% D+9
2026-07-29 MI Mitchell Research 672 LV 46% 44% D+4
2026-07-24 MI Glengariff Group 600 LV 44% 39% D+5
2026-07-24 WI RMG Research 800 RV 46% 43% D+3
2026-06-15 MN Mason-Dixon 600 LV 53% 36% D+17
2026-06-13 MI Mitchell Research 827 LV 51% 40% D+13
2026-06-10 MN Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy 800 LV 48% 40% D+8

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