Recent shifts in key Senate races have given Democrats a growing edge as election day nears, according to major nonpartisan forecasters. The Cook Political Report and the University of Virginia’s Sabato’s Crystal Ball have adjusted their projections in several battleground states, signaling tightening margins in favor of the party. With less than a month remaining, these changes reflect evolving voter sentiment and could reshape the balance of power in Congress. Analysts are closely watching how these developments play out ahead of the vote.


The race for control of the Senate is heating up, with forecasters increasingly moving races in the Democrats' direction less than a month out from the election. Last week, nonpartisan election forecasters Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the University of Virginia Center for Politics shifted Senate races in Kansas, New Hampshire,...