All US generic-congressional-ballot polls
The current average of every polling firm, by party, compared with the previous poll and the last election result.
In the average of the latest generic-ballot polls from every polling firm (the newest from October 21, 2026): Democratic Party 48.6%, Republican Party 41.1%. The gap between the first two is 7.5 points. The largest change over the last three months: Republican Party, +5.2 points.
By party
The chart above shows the top 3 parties with one thin line per pollster; the table average below combines each pollster's latest poll and can therefore differ slightly.
| Party | Polling | Difference | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEM | 48.6% | +0.6 | 47.2% |
| REP | 41.1% | 0.0 | 49.8% |
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