2026 Generic Congressional Ballot
Polling
Average of 48 generic-ballot polls from the last 30 days.
Trend of the trailing 30-day average, shown across the last 90 days of polling.
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| Pollster | Date | Sample | MoE | Dem | Rep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Consult | 2026-09-27 | LV | Democrats 50.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | 2026-09-23 | 1819 LV | Democrats 48.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| Emerson ±2.7 | 2026-09-22 | 1000 LV | ±3.00 | Democrats 53.00% | Republicans 42.00% |
| Echelon Insights | 2026-09-21 | 1002 LV | Democrats 51.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| Economist/YouGov | 2026-09-21 | 975 LV | Democrats 52.00% | Republicans 38.00% | |
| Morning Consult | 2026-09-20 | LV | Democrats 50.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 2026-09-20 | 979 RV | Democrats 43.00% | Republicans 35.00% | |
| Marist ±4.3 | 2026-09-20 | DEM 49.00% | GOP 46.00% | ||
| Quantus Insights | 2026-09-18 | 1389 LV | Democrats 50.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| CNN | 2026-09-17 | 867 RV | Democrats 49.00% | Republicans 41.00% | |
| Zogby | 2026-09-17 | LV | Democratic 48.00% | Republican 42.00% | |
| Rasmussen Reports ±2.1 | 2026-09-16 | LV | Democratic 49.00% | Republican 41.00% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | 2026-09-16 | 1746 LV | Democrats 49.00% | Republicans 41.00% | |
| Big Data Poll | 2026-09-15 | 2633 LV | Democrats 51.00% | Republicans 39.00% | |
| RMG Research | 2026-09-15 | 2000 LV | Democrats 52.00% | Republicans 46.00% | |
| NBC News | 2026-09-15 | 1000 RV | Democrats 50.00% | Republicans 45.00% | |
| NPR/PBS/Marist | 2026-09-15 | 1280 RV | Democrats 53.00% | Republicans 41.00% | |
| The Rainey Center | 2026-09-14 | RV | Democratic 48.00% | Republican 42.00% | |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research | 2026-09-14 | 1211 RV | ±3.00 | Democrats 53.50% | Republicans 46.50% |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 2026-09-14 | 896 RV | Democrats 44.00% | Republicans 37.00% | |
| Economist/YouGov | 2026-09-14 | 1051 LV | Democrats 51.00% | Republicans 39.00% | |
| The Honest Poll | 2026-09-13 | 1392 RV | Democrats 51.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| Morning Consult | 2026-09-13 | LV | Democrats 49.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| NY Times/Siena | 2026-09-13 | 1503 LV | Democrats 51.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| CBS News | 2026-09-11 | 1750 LV | Democrats 54.00% | Republicans 46.00% | |
| ActiVote | 2026-09-10 | LV | Democratic 52.30% | Republican 47.70% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | 2026-09-09 | 1905 LV | Democrats 47.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| Marquette | 2026-09-09 | 581 LV | Democrats 54.00% | Republicans 41.00% | |
| Economist/YouGov | 2026-09-08 | 1015 LV | Democrats 49.00% | Republicans 38.00% | |
| Morning Consult ±4.0 | 2026-09-06 | 2203 RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| Quinnipiac | 2026-09-06 | 970 RV | Democrats 49.00% | Republicans 38.00% | |
| Cygnal | 2026-09-02 | 1500 LV | Democrats 51.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| Financial Times | 2026-09-02 | 1837 LV | Democrats 52.00% | Republicans 45.00% | |
| The Honest Poll | 2026-09-01 | 812 LV | Democrats 53.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| YouGov | 2026-09-01 | LV | Democratic 51.00% | Republican 44.00% | |
| Economist/YouGov | 2026-08-31 | 1437 RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 40.00% | |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 2026-08-31 | 924 RV | Democrats 43.00% | Republicans 38.00% | |
| Rasmussen Reports ±2.1 | 2026-08-30 | LV | Democratic 41.00% | Republican 36.00% | |
| Harvard-Harris | 2026-08-30 | LV | Democrats 49.00% | Republicans 51.00% | |
| Morning Consult | 2026-08-30 | 24000 RV | Democrats 47.00% | Republicans 42.00% |
Questions About the Generic Ballot
Which party is winning the 2026 generic congressional ballot?
Democrats lead by 7.3 points in the PollingSource generic-ballot average — 49.2% to 41.9% across 48 polls from the last 30 days.
What is the generic congressional ballot?
The generic congressional ballot asks voters which party they would support for Congress without naming candidates. It is a standard indicator of the national political environment heading into the November 3, 2026 midterm elections.
What does the latest generic-ballot poll say?
The most recent public poll, from Morning Consult (completed September 27, 2026), found Democrats at 50% and Republicans at 43%.
How is the PollingSource average calculated?
The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. The table on this page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.