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

43.0%

Republican

39.8%

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Estimate

90% of polls fall in this range

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215 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Dec 5 – 8 1,529 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

37.0%

32.0%

Republican

Democrat +5
Dec 5 – 8 1,379 RV YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

42.0%

37.0%

Republican

Democrat +5
Dec 5 – 7 2,201 RV Morning Consult

Democrat

46.0%

43.0%

Republican

Democrat +3
Dec 4 – 5 1,000 RV Quantus Insights

Democrat

43.8%

40.1%

Republican

Democrat +3.7
Dec 1 – 4 2,000 RV RMG Research / Napolitan News Service

Democrat

41.0%

45.0%

Republican

Republican +4
Nov 28 – Dec 1 1,623 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

39.0%

33.0%

Republican

Democrat +6
Nov 28 – Dec 1 1,452 RV YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

45.0%

39.0%

Republican

Democrat +6
Nov 26 – 30 2,200 RV Morning Consult

Democrat

45.0%

41.0%

Republican

Democrat +4
Nov 21 – 25 1,000 RV The Bullfinch Group

Democrat

41.0%

35.0%

Republican

Democrat +6
Nov 21 – 25 1,200 Adults The Bullfinch Group

Democrat

37.0%

32.0%

Republican

Democrat +5

= 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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