Will the President have federal police presence at polling places during the midterms?
As of Oct 4, 2026, 5:01 PM ET, Manifold priced this market at 61.3% (up from 59.4% 24 hours earlier). It had Ṁ50 traded in the past 24 hours and Ṁ1K of order-book liquidity. probcast.co rates the support behind this price as moderate.
A repricing with partial backing — read the new probability with some caution.
The pricing has partial support: moderate trading volume.
How credible was the move?
Three separate questions — a move can be genuine while the latest price is still settling. Methodology →
Move validity
Is the move backed by real trading and depth?
ModerateThe pricing has partial support: moderate trading volume.
Consensus stability
Has the market settled at the new probability?
FormingMovement has slowed (1.9 points over six hours) but the market has not fully settled.
Contract clarity
Will the rules resolve without ambiguity?
HighThe resolution rules are relatively specific, with a named source and a defined deadline.
From the latest trade tape (most recent 200 prints) — a live activity sample, not a lifetime total.
What this market actually measures
President Trump (or the sitting U. S.
This summary shows the opening of the venue's official rules. ProbCast has not yet generated an independent plain-English interpretation for this contract — review the full rules before relying on it.
View full official resolution rules
President Trump (or the sitting U. S. President) orders or installs military, DHS, ICE agents, FBI, secret service, federal agents or policing personnel, National Guard, a response force, or any police or military presence at any polling places in November midterm elections. Resolution criteria This market resolves to YES if, during the November 2026 U.S. midterm elections (including early voting periods and Election Day on November 3, 2026), the sitting U.S. President or the federal executive branch orders or installs a military, DHS, ICE, FBI, Secret Service, CBP, National Guard, or other federal law enforcement or policing presence at or immediately outside any active polling place or official ballot drop-box location. To resolve YES, the following must occur: There must be a documented executive order, presidential directive, or confirmed deployment of these federal forces or agents at a polling place or drop-box site. The presence must consist of federal personnel, federalized National Guard, or state National Guard deployed under federal direction (Title 10 status). State-level National Guard deployments ordered solely by a state governor under state authority (Title 32 or State Active Duty) do not trigger a YES resolution unless directed or federalized by the President. Non-armed, routine federal election observers deployed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under standard Voting Rights Act authorities do not count as a "police or military presence" unless they are armed federal law enforcement or policing personnel. This market resolves to NO if no such order is issued and no such federal/military deployment occurs at polling sites or drop boxes during the 2026 midterm election period. Resolution will be determined by mainstream, credible news organizations (e.g., Reuters, Associated Press) or official federal declarations. If the 2026 midterm elections are canceled or postponed beyond 2026, this market will resolve to N/A. Update 2026-09-08 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): - The market is not restricted to ICE. It includes any police-like presence (including military, local, state, or federal presence) if directed directly or indirectly by the President.
What could move this market next?
- The market's deadline arrivesNovember 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM ET
The contract must resolve based on what has happened by this date.
Derived from the contract's own mechanics as of Oct 4, 5:13 PM ET. ProbCast does not list scheduled meetings, announcements, or data releases it cannot verify.
Advanced analysis (experimental)
Research signals — these models are still accumulating the history needed for full validation, and they can disagree with the headline read. Model confidence: low · expected error ±20 pts.
What's happening
Thin book and/or wide spread. Small orders can move this price disproportionately, so any single print is noisy and easily overread.
- Thin book and/or wide spread.
Read with caution —Read the latest price with caution; conditions make it an unreliable summary right now.
More details — reliability score, dynamics, durability
- Illiquid / quiet100%
Short-term motion of the price line (~1h), distinct from the environment above — not a prediction of the final outcome.
Secondary read: leaning toward Resolving soon.
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Market data
24h volume
Ṁ50
Liquidity
Ṁ1K
Total volume
Ṁ710
- Category
- Geopolitics
- Venue
- Manifold
- Open interest
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- Current probability
- 61.3%
- 7-day range
- 59.4% – 61.3%
- Resolves
- Nov 3, 2026