2026 Generic Congressional Ballot
Polling
Average of 30 generic-ballot polls from the last 30 days.
Trend of the trailing 30-day average, shown across the last 90 days of polling.
Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more — subscribe for the full history. How accurate is each pollster? →
| Pollster | Date | Sample | MoE | Dem | Rep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Times | 2026-08-11 | 1857 LV | Democrats 51.00% | Republicans 45.00% | |
| Political Polls | 2026-08-10 | RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 40.00% | |
| FocalData | 2026-08-10 | DEM 44.00% | GOP 39.00% | ||
| Economist/YouGov | 2026-08-10 | 1420 RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 40.00% | |
| AlphaRoc | 2026-08-08 | DEM 49.00% | GOP 44.00% | ||
| Cygnal | 2026-08-07 | 1500 LV | Democrats 49.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| Cygnal partisan·R ±4.2 | 2026-08-07 | DEM 49.00% | GOP 42.00% | ||
| Cygnal partisan·R ±4.2 | 2026-08-07 | LV | Democratic 49.00% | Republican 42.00% | |
| Siena | 2026-08-06 | LV | Kathy Hochul 49.00% | Bruce Blakeman 39.00% | |
| Napolitan | 2026-08-04 | Democrats 47.00% | Republicans 45.00% | ||
| RMG | 2026-08-04 | RV | Democrats 47.00% | Republicans 45.00% | |
| RMG Research | 2026-08-04 | 2000 RV | Democrats 47.00% | Republicans 45.00% | |
| Quantus Insights | 2026-08-04 | 1048 LV | Democrats 49.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| Economist/YouGov | 2026-08-03 | 1473 RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 2026-08-03 | 3542 RV | Democrats 42.00% | Republicans 37.00% | |
| Morning Consult | 2026-08-02 | 24000 LV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| Big Data Poll | 2026-07-29 | 2617 LV | Democrats 50.00% | Republicans 39.00% | |
| Marquette | 2026-07-29 | 572 LV | ±4.40 | Democrats 51.00% | Republicans 45.00% |
| CNN | 2026-07-27 | RV | Democrats 47.00% | Republicans 39.00% | |
| Economist/YouGov | 2026-07-27 | 1407 RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| Quinnipiac | 2026-07-27 | 963 RV | Democrats 48.00% | Republicans 41.00% | |
| Morning Consult | 2026-07-26 | 2200 RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 43.00% | |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 2026-07-26 | 1003 RV | Democrats 40.00% | Republicans 38.00% | |
| Polling USA | 2026-07-20 | DEM 48.00% | GOP 38.00% | ||
| Political Polls | 2026-07-20 | RV | Democrats 48.00% | Republicans 38.00% | |
| Daily Mail | 2026-07-20 | 626 LV | Democrats 50.00% | Republicans 41.00% | |
| Emerson ±2.7 | 2026-07-20 | 1100 LV | Democrats 53.00% | Republicans 42.00% | |
| FOX News | 2026-07-20 | 1003 RV | Democrats 53.00% | Republicans 46.00% | |
| Economist/YouGov | 2026-07-20 | 1432 RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 41.00% | |
| Morning Consult | 2026-07-19 | 2200 RV | Democrats 46.00% | Republicans 43.00% |
Questions About the Generic Ballot
Which party is winning the 2026 generic congressional ballot?
Democrats lead by 6.0 points in the PollingSource generic-ballot average — 47.6% to 41.6% across 30 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 Financial Times (completed August 11, 2026), found Democrats at 51% and Republicans at 45%.
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.