2026 forecast · Pennsylvania 7th

Bob Brooks is favored to win Pennsylvania's 7th District.

Bob Brooks vs Ryan Mackenzie. The model has Brooks ahead by 5.7 points, winning 82 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Lean DModel D +5.7Polls R +0.0Updated October 22, 2026
Bob Brooks
Democrat
52.9%
188,590 projected votes
Ryan Mackenzie
Republican
47.1%
168,092 projected votes
82%Brooks
18%Mackenzie
Brooks favoredEach square is one simulated election night, Brooks wins about 82 of 100
RatingLean D82% chance for Brooks
Model marginD +5.7Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeD +14.2 to R +2.52,000 simulations
Projected votes356,682Brooks 52.9%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Pennsylvania districts

17 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

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

Bob BrooksDemocrat · 82% to win
52.9%
Ryan MackenzieRepublican · 18% to win
47.1%

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

356,682 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Bob Brooks D188,59052.9%
Ryan Mackenzie R168,09247.1%
Total356,682100%

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%82% Brooks18% Mackenzie15 updates agoToday

Polling

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

The Pennsylvania governor polling average
20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%MayJunJulAugSepOct55.7Shapiro32.0Garrity
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
The New York Times/The Philadelphia Inquirer/SienaAug 21 · 760 LV · Gold16%Shapiro +16.0
Quinnipiac UniversityOct 5 · 1,159 LV · C15%Shapiro +25.0
Susquehanna Polling & ResearchSep 30 · 700 LV · A-15%Shapiro +21.0
The New York Times/The Philadelphia Inquirer/SienaSep 21 · 615 LV · Gold14%Shapiro +20.0
Bravo Group/PennLiveOct 11 · 628 RV · NR14%Shapiro +30.1
Z to A Research for Rust Belt Rising (D)Oct 1 · 630 RV · NR12%Shapiro +19.0
Every other poll together: 13%

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
Brooks +5.7
Chance of winning
Bob Brooks82%
Ryan Mackenzie18%
Simulated vote
Bob Brooks52.9%
Ryan Mackenzie47.1%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +3.0
FundamentalsD +5.8
With pollsD +5.9
Early vote turnoutR +0.2
With early voteD +5.7

Read from 0 ballots cast so far in Pennsylvania, 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 +10R +10Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +3.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +5.8With pollsaverage R +0.0D +5.9With early voteturnout so farD +5.7
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.