Generic Congressional Ballot

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

Populations in this average

LV

An adult identifed as registered and likely to vote in an upcoming election by a pollster.

RV

An adult identified as registered to vote by a pollster.

Adults

Anyone 18 years of age or older.

Democrat

43.8%

Republican

40.9%

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Estimate

90% of polls fall in this range

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149 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Oct 10 – 13 1,621 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

39.0%

34.0%

Republican

Democrat +5
Oct 10 – 13 1,466 RV YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

43.0%

40.0%

Republican

Democrat +3
Oct 10 – 12 2,202 RV Morning Consult

Democrat

46.0%

43.0%

Republican

Democrat +3
Oct 6 – 8 1,000 LV Quantus Insights

Democrat

42.0%

43.0%

Republican

Republican +1
Oct 7 – 8 1,500 LV Cygnal

Democrat

47.5%

45.3%

Republican

Democrat +2.2
Oct 4 – 6 1,643 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

39.0%

33.0%

Republican

Democrat +6
Oct 4 – 6 1,486 RV YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

44.0%

39.0%

Republican

Democrat +5
Oct 3 – 5 2,200 RV Morning Consult

Democrat

46.0%

43.0%

Republican

Democrat +3
Sep 26 – 29 1,517 RV YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

44.0%

41.0%

Republican

Democrat +3
Sep 26 – 29 1,655 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

41.0%

35.0%

Republican

Democrat +6

= 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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