- Will Democrats win older women in the midterms?93¢
- Will Republicans win older women in the midterms?9¢
Recent polling from Pew and AARP indicates Democratic candidates hold modest edges or near-parity among voters 65 and older overall, with women showing stronger support for Democrats on issues such as Social Security protections, Medicare drug pricing, and healthcare affordability. These priorities rank highest among older voters in battleground districts, where AARP surveys from early October highlight widespread concern over costs and retirement security. Broader generic ballot trends show a slight Democratic lead nationally, reinforced by women's consistent preference margins in recent cycles. Traders appear to view these patterns, combined with high older-voter turnout expectations ahead of the November 3 midterms, as positioning Democrats to carry the older women demographic in national exit polls. Resolution depends on verified post-election breakdowns from sources such as CNN.
Rules
The 2026 midterm elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026. This market will resolve according to the party that wins the greatest share of women aged 65 and older in the midterm elections according to exit polling provided by CNN. This market will resolve according to the national exit polling for the United States House, as viewed on the applicable cnn.com webpage at 12:00PM ET on November 6, 2026. In the event that CNN does not provide numbers for women aged 65 and older, this market will resolve based on the oldest age for women for which data is available. In the event of a tie for first place, this market will resolve based on the party, among those tied, whose name comes first alphabetically. In the event that CNN provides applicable exit polling but it is not available at the time specified above, this market will await an update for one full calendar day before moving to the media organizations listed below. In the event that CNN does not provide applicable exit polling, this market will resolve according to the exit polling provided by CBS or, should CBS also not provide applicable polling, ABC. If none of the listed organizations provide applicable exit polling by November 7, 2026 at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other".