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

44.70%

Republican

41.20%

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Estimate

90% of polls fall in this range

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398 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Apr 8 – 15 1,000 RV McLaughlin & Associates

Democrat

47.00%

43.00%

Republican

Democrat +4
Apr 10 – 13 1,745 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

38.00%

35.00%

Republican

Democrat +3
Apr 10 – 13 1,571 RV YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

45.00%

40.00%

Republican

Democrat +5
Apr 6 – 12 27,410 RV Morning Consult

Democrat

46.00%

42.00%

Republican

Democrat +4
Apr 10 – 12 2,201 RV Morning Consult

Democrat

46.00%

43.00%

Republican

Democrat +3
Apr 6 – 9 2,000 RV RMG Research / Napolitan News Service

Democrat

45.00%

42.00%

Republican

Democrat +3
Apr 3 – 6 1,745 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

38.00%

36.00%

Republican

Democrat +2
Apr 3 – 6 1,558 RV YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

44.00%

42.00%

Republican

Democrat +2
Mar 30 – Apr 5 27,594 RV Morning Consult

Democrat

45.00%

42.00%

Republican

Democrat +3
Apr 2 – 3 1,500 LV Cygnal

Democrat

48.80%

43.30%

Republican

Democrat +5.5

= 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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