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2026 generic congressional ballot
If the election for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?
D +9.2
52.4%Democrat
43.2%Republican
Polls in this average
These are the polls in today’s figure. The link goes to the pollster’s own release or topline.
| Pollster | Fieldwork | Sample | Population | Democrat | Republican | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College PollingLikely voters, read from the Emerson release: Democrat 52%, Republican 42%. | Oct 24–26, 2026 | 1,000 | Likely voters | 52 | 42 | Emerson College Polling release, Oct. 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Ipsos / ReutersLikely voters, including people who lean to a candidate. Read from the Ipsos topline. | Oct 22–26, 2026 | 1,164 | Likely voters | 53 | 44 | Ipsos topline, Oct. 26, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Marist Poll / NPR / PBS NewsLikely voters. Marist interviewed 1,289 registered voters and applied a likely-voter weight. | Oct 19–20, 2026 | 1,289 | Likely voters | 52 | 44 | Marist Poll release, Oct. 27, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
Polls can be wrong. People change their minds, samples miss people, and the wording of a question changes the answer. This is an average of recent polls, not a prediction.