An American report publishes its expectations about the party that wins the majority in the House of Representatives

The Cook Political Report, an agency specializing in election forecasting, predicted that Democrats would do better than expected in 12 House races and ultimately win the House majority.

The report changed the classification of two seats, the Ninth District in Ohio and the Eighth District in Pennsylvania, from “close” to “leaning” in favor of the Democrats.

The agency also moved the following election races from “leaning in favor of Republicans” to “close”:

-The Fifth Congressional District in Colorado

-The first congressional district in Pennsylvania

-First Congressional District in South Carolina

Other races are still favoring Republicans, but competition is expected to be tougher than expected. These seats are:

-Florida's 7th District (from "likely" to "leaning" in favor of Republicans).

-Florida's Ninth District (from "likely" to "leaning" in favor of Republicans).

-Indiana's 5th District (from "likely" to "leaning" in favor of Republicans).

-North Carolina's 5th District (from "guaranteed" to "likely" in favor of Republicans).

-North Carolina's 9th District (from "guaranteed" in favor of Republicans to "likely").

-New Jersey's 2nd District (from "guaranteed" in favor of Republicans to "probable").

-Washington State's Fifth District (from "guaranteed" in favor of Republicans to "probable").