Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

New York 21st District

Currently held by a Republican · open seat

Democrat
Blake Gendebien
9%
Republican
Anthony Constantino
91%
ForecastLikely R
Projected margin
R+11.4
80% range
R+22.2 to R+0.6
Partisan lean
R+19.2
Tipping-point chance
0.24%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.24×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 18%Fundamentals 82%
Polling average
R+7.5
Fundamentals
R+11.5
Blended
R+10.8
Similar-race shift
+0.7
Poll–fundamentals gap
4.0 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
2
Distinct pollsters
2
Most recent
August 17, 2026
Democrat
40.8%
Republican
48.3%
Undecided / other
9.1%
Spread between polls
8.1 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+19.2
Elasticity
0.99
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+1.7
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
R+12.1

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