Another US government shutdown & House Winner 2026?

As of Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:40:12 UTC, Polymarket traders price Shutdown & Democratic Party (91.1%), Shutdown & Republican Party (9.0%). The market has $1K in volume and closes on Mon, 01 Feb 2027.

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Current odds

OutcomeChanceYes priceNo price
Shutdown & Democratic Party91.1%91.1¢8.9¢
Shutdown & Republican Party9.0%9.0¢91.0¢

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Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the combined outcome of whether there will be another US government shutdown by January 31 (https://polymarket.com/event/will-there-be-another-us-government-shutdown-by-january-31?) and according to which party will win the House in 2026 (https://polymarket.com/event/which-party-will-win-the-house-in-2026?). The rules and resolution criteria are as follows: 1. Will there be another US government shutdown by January 31? This market will resolve according to whether the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announces another federal government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations by January 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Partial shutdowns count as shutdowns; announcements of office closures due to holidays or inclement weather do not qualify as a shutdown. The resolution source for this market will be OPM’s Operating Status page (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/current-status/). 2. Which party will win the House in 2026? This market will resolve according to the party that wins control of the United States House of Representatives in the 2026 United States midterm election. A party wins control of the United States House of Representatives if it wins a majority of the chamber’s voting seats. If no party wins a majority of voting seats, the chamber will be deemed controlled by the party with which the first elected Speaker of the House of the Congress that convenes after the 2026 midterm election…

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