Generic Congressional Ballot (Independents)

If the election for Congress were being held today, who would Americans vote for?

Populations in this average

Independents

Self-identified Independent respondents

The average below is comprised of polling crosstabs for the noted subgroup. You can visit our methodology to learn more.

Democrat

37.00%

Republican

24.40%

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90% of polls fall in this range

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223 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Mar 27 – 30 630 Independents YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

28.00%

15.00%

Republican

Democrat +13
Mar 23 – 29 7,391 Independents Morning Consult

Democrat

39.00%

26.00%

Republican

Democrat +13
Mar 25 – 26 452 Independents Quantus Insights

Democrat

45.20%

30.10%

Republican

Democrat +15.1
Mar 25 – 26 562 Independents Harris Poll / Harvard University Center for American Political Studies

Democrat

53.00%

47.00%

Republican

Democrat +6
Mar 22 – 24 805 Independents Big Data Poll

Democrat

37.70%

21.10%

Republican

Democrat +16.6
Mar 20 – 23 639 Independents YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

28.00%

21.00%

Republican

Democrat +7
Mar 20 – 23 505 Independents Ipsos / Reuters

Democrat

26.00%

15.00%

Republican

Democrat +11
Mar 16 – 23 711 Independents Rasmussen Reports

Democrat

39.00%

34.00%

Republican

Democrat +5
Mar 16 – 22 7,152 Independents Morning Consult

Democrat

37.00%

26.00%

Republican

Democrat +11
Mar 17 – 19 608 Independents Ipsos / Reuters

Democrat

25.00%

16.00%

Republican

Democrat +9

= Internal poll

Internal polls from the same candidate are averaged together and weighted as no more than 1 poll in our average.

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