The Race for Congress: Latest 2026 Polls

Generic congressional ballot questions ask voters which party’s candidate they would support if the 2026 election were held that day as well as those that ask which party voters would prefer to control Congress after the election.

“Generic congressional ballot questions ask voters which party’s candidate they would support if the 2026 election were held that day as well as those that ask which party voters would prefer to control Congress after the election”

New York Times

Recent polling on the congressional generic ballot shows Democrats with a modest advantage.

The party out of power typically gains ground in midterm elections, and these early surveys suggest this may be taking shape ahead of 2026.

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Democrats lead in the vast majority of recent polls, though by single-digit margins.

However, with redistricting efforts underway in several states, the national vote share that Democrats need to retake the House will depend on the extent of these changes.

“Generic congressional ballot questions ask voters which party’s candidate they would support if the 2026 election were held that day as well as those that ask which party voters would prefer to control Congress after the election”

New York Times

Source: Polls collected by The New York Times.

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The Times conducts its own national and state polls in partnership with Siena University.

By Michael Andre, Camille Baker, Irineo Cabreros, Annie Daniel, Martín González Gómez, Ruth Igielnik, Jasmine C. Lee, Jenni Lee, Alex Lemonides, Ilana Marcus, Katherine Oung, Dan Simmons-Ritchie, Jonah Smith and Caroline Soler.