2026 forecast · Minnesota 2nd

Matt Little is all but certain to win Minnesota's 2nd District.

Matt Little vs Eric Pratt, an open seat. The model has Little ahead by 17.2 points, winning 100 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Safe DModel D +17.2Polls R +0.0Updated October 22, 2026
Matt Little
Democrat
58.6%
204,672 projected votes
Eric Pratt
Republican
41.4%
144,486 projected votes
100%Little
0%Pratt
Little all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Little wins about 100 of 100
RatingSafe D100% chance for Little
Model marginD +17.2Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeD +25.3 to D +9.32,000 simulations
Projected votes349,158Little 58.6%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Minnesota 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

Matt LittleDemocrat · 100% to win
58.6%
Eric PrattRepublican · 0% to win
41.4%

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

349,158 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Matt Little D204,67258.6%
Eric Pratt R144,48641.4%
Total349,158100%

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% Little0% Pratt15 updates agoToday

Polling

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

The Minnesota governor polling average
34%36%38%40%42%44%46%48%50%52%54%Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 1248.3Klobuchar40.4Demuth
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
KSTP/SurveyUSAOct 12 · 650 LV · C+17%Klobuchar +7.0
TIPP InsightsSep 2 · 1,201 LV · A17%Klobuchar +10.0
KSTP/SurveyUSASep 14 · 654 LV · C+17%Klobuchar +7.0
Mason-Dixon for the Star TribuneOct 7 · 800 LV · D-17%Klobuchar +9.0
Morning ConsultOct 7 · 1,000 RV · C-17%Klobuchar +9.0
co/efficient (R)Sep 15 · 833 LV · C+8.4%Klobuchar +2.0
Every other poll together: 6.4%

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
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageR +0.0

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
Little +17.2
Chance of winning
Matt Little100%
Eric Pratt0%
Simulated vote
Matt Little58.6%
Eric Pratt41.4%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanR +6.0
FundamentalsD +17.2
With pollsD +17.2
Early vote turnoutD +0.1
With early voteD +17.2

Read from 0 ballots cast so far in Minnesota, against the party mix the forecast expected of them, with similar states and primary turnout. Early vote tracker

How we got here

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

D +21R +21Partisan leanthe state's baselineR +6.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +17.2With pollsaverage R +0.0D +17.2With early voteturnout so farD +17.2
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.