2026 forecast · Wisconsin 7th

Michael Alfonso is very likely to win Wisconsin's 7th District.

Fred Clark vs Michael Alfonso, an open seat. The model has Alfonso ahead by 13.1 points, winning 96 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Safe RModel R +13.1Updated October 22, 2026
Fred Clark
Democrat
43.4%
163,322 projected votes
Michael Alfonso
Republican
56.6%
212,781 projected votes
96%Alfonso
4%Clark
Alfonso all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Alfonso wins about 96 of 100
RatingSafe R96% chance for Alfonso
Model marginR +13.1No polls in the race
80 percent rangeR +3.4 to R +22.62,000 simulations
Projected votes376,103Alfonso 56.6%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Wisconsin 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

Fred ClarkDemocrat · 4% to win
43.4%
Michael AlfonsoRepublican · 96% to win
56.6%

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

376,103 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Michael Alfonso R212,78156.6%
Fred Clark D163,32243.4%
Total376,103100%

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%4% Clark96% Alfonso15 updates agoToday

Polling

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

The Wisconsin governor polling average
40%41%42%43%44%45%46%47%48%49%50%51%Aug 7Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 948.0Crowley43.7Tiffany
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
Platform Communications (R)Aug 13 · 500 LV · NR18%Crowley +4.0
Marquette UniversityAug 20 · 738 LV · NR17%Crowley +5.0
Z to A Research for Rust Belt Rising (D)Oct 1 · 662 RV · NR17%Crowley +5.0
TIPP Insights (R)Aug 18 · 1,199 LV · A17%Crowley +4.0
Marquette UniversitySep 23 · 750 LV · NR15%Crowley +3.0
YouGov for City Forward CollectiveOct 9 · 1,715 A · C15%Crowley +4.0
Every other poll together: 0.6%

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 averageNo 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.

Model margin
Alfonso +13.1
Chance of winning
Fred Clark4%
Michael Alfonso96%
Simulated vote
Fred Clark43.4%
Michael Alfonso56.6%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +23.0
FundamentalsR +13.1
With pollsR +13.3
Early vote turnoutD +0.2
With early voteR +13.1

Read from 0 ballots cast so far in Wisconsin, 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 +28R +28Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +23.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +13.1With pollsno pollsR +13.3With early voteturnout so farR +13.1
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.