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Democrats lead Republicans by 8.1 points in the 2026 generic congressional ballot average.

2026 generic congressional ballot polling average as of Oct 19, 2026, based on 176 published polls from Jun 5, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

The question pollsters ask

If the 2026 election for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate in your district?

176 published polls in the average

Poll endedPollsterSampleResult
Oct 19, 2026Ipsos for Reuters1,279 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 35%
Oct 18, 2026Morning Consult17,706 likely voterscandidate 50.4%, candidate 43.1%
Oct 14, 2026ActiVote1,000 likely voterscandidate 53.3%, candidate 46.7%
Oct 13, 2026Ipsos for ABC News | The Washington Post2,032 likely voterscandidate 52%, candidate 44%
Oct 13, 2026RMG Research for Napolitan News Service likely voterscandidate 54%, candidate 43%
Oct 12, 2026SurveyMonkey for NBC News Decision Desk17,649 registered voterscandidate 55%, candidate 45%
Oct 12, 2026Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox News1,202 registered voterscandidate 54%, candidate 45%
Oct 12, 2026YouGov for Economist1,021 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 40%
Oct 12, 2026AP-NORC925 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 38%
Oct 11, 2026Morning Consult17,654 likely voterscandidate 49.7%, candidate 43.1%
Oct 10, 2026Cygnal1,500 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 42%
Oct 9, 2026TrueDot for Decision Desk HQ | NewsNation974 likely voterscandidate 49%, candidate 42%
Oct 7, 2026Noble Predictive Insights for Center Square2,527 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 42%
Oct 6, 2026The Bullfinch Group for Independent Center | Independent Leadership Council1,000 registered voterscandidate 40%, candidate 36%
Oct 6, 2026The Honest Poll780 likely voterscandidate 54%, candidate 42%
Oct 5, 2026Ipsos for Reuters3,526 registered voterscandidate 44%, candidate 37%
Oct 5, 2026Focaldata for Financial Times2,201 likely voterscandidate 52.3%, candidate 44.1%
Oct 5, 2026YouGov for Economist995 likely voterscandidate 52%, candidate 40%
Oct 4, 2026Morning Consult17,659 likely voterscandidate 49.9%, candidate 43.2%
Oct 4, 2026Pew Research Center3,917 registered voterscandidate 44%, candidate 36%
Oct 2, 2026YouGov for CBS News1,572 likely voterscandidate 54%, candidate 45%
Oct 2, 2026Cygnal1,500 likely voterscandidate 51.6%, candidate 42.5%
Oct 2, 2026ActiVote1,000 likely voterscandidate 52.2%, candidate 47.8%
Oct 1, 2026TIPP Insights for Issues & Insights1,328 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 42%
Oct 1, 2026Centerline Research & Strategy930 likely voterscandidate 50%, candidate 42%
Sep 28, 2026YouGov for Economist1,003 likely voterscandidate 53%, candidate 38%
Sep 28, 2026AlphaROC for Independent Center1,000 adultscandidate 43.4%, candidate 37.1%
Sep 28, 2026HarrisX/Harris Poll for Harvard CAPS likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 49%
Sep 27, 2026Morning Consult18,786 likely voterscandidate 50.3%, candidate 42.8%
Sep 27, 2026Quinnipiac University1,032 registered voterscandidate 51%, candidate 39%
Sep 25, 2026Angus Reid Global registered voterscandidate 45%, candidate 34%
Sep 24, 2026Change Research2,021 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 39%
Sep 22, 2026The Argument/Verasight1,603 likely voterscandidate 54.7%, candidate 45.3%
Sep 22, 2026Emerson College1,000 likely voterscandidate 53.2%, candidate 41.9%
Sep 22, 2026McLaughlin & Associates1,000 likely voterscandidate 48%, candidate 43%
Sep 21, 2026Impact Research/National Research Inc. for Wall Street Journal1,500 registered voterscandidate 50%, candidate 42%
Sep 21, 2026KFF1,013 registered voterscandidate 45%, candidate 35%
Sep 21, 2026Echelon Insights1,002 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 43%
Sep 21, 2026ActiVote1,000 likely voterscandidate 52.8%, candidate 47.2%
Sep 21, 2026YouGov for Economist975 likely voterscandidate 52%, candidate 38%
Sep 21, 2026Verasight for Strength In Numbers likely voterscandidate 52%, candidate 42%
Sep 20, 2026Morning Consult18,336 likely voterscandidate 49.7%, candidate 42.6%
Sep 20, 2026Ipsos for Reuters979 registered voterscandidate 43%, candidate 35%
Sep 18, 2026Quantus Insights1,389 likely voterscandidate 50.3%, candidate 41.7%
Sep 17, 2026John Zogby Strategies1,007 likely voterscandidate 48%, candidate 42%
Sep 17, 2026CNN/SSRS867 registered voterscandidate 49%, candidate 41%
Sep 16, 2026Clarity Campaign Labs1,046 likely voterscandidate 50%, candidate 43%
Sep 15, 2026Big Data Poll for Public Polling Project2,633 likely voterscandidate 50.5%, candidate 39.3%
Sep 15, 2026Morning Consult for Deseret News | Hinckley Institute of Politics2,102 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 43%
Sep 15, 2026Emerson College for RealClear Opinion Research | Unite America1,500 registered voterscandidate 36.5%, candidate 28.6%
Sep 15, 2026Marist University for NPR | PBS News1,280 registered voterscandidate 53%, candidate 41%
Sep 15, 2026Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies for NBC News1,000 registered voterscandidate 50%, candidate 45%
Sep 15, 2026RMG Research for Napolitan News Service likely voterscandidate 52%, candidate 46%
Sep 14, 2026Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox News1,211 registered voterscandidate 51%, candidate 44%
Sep 14, 2026YouGov for Economist1,051 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 39%
Sep 14, 2026Bedrock Polling for Rainey Center1,004 registered voterscandidate 48%, candidate 42%
Sep 14, 2026Ipsos for Reuters896 registered voterscandidate 44%, candidate 37%
Sep 13, 2026Morning Consult18,127 likely voterscandidate 49.1%, candidate 43.3%
Sep 13, 2026The New York Times/Siena University1,503 likely voterscandidate 51.3%, candidate 42.8%
Sep 13, 2026The Honest Poll for Veteran Action1,392 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 42%
Sep 11, 2026YouGov for CBS News1,750 likely voterscandidate 54%, candidate 46%
Sep 10, 2026ActiVote1,000 likely voterscandidate 52.3%, candidate 47.7%
Sep 9, 2026YouGov for Catawba College Center for N.C. Politics & Public Service779 registered voterscandidate 49%, candidate 38%
Sep 9, 2026Marquette University Law School583 likely voterscandidate 54%, candidate 41%
Sep 8, 2026YouGov for Economist1,015 likely voterscandidate 49%, candidate 38%
Sep 6, 2026Morning Consult17,739 likely voterscandidate 49.3%, candidate 43%
Sep 6, 2026Quinnipiac University970 registered voterscandidate 49%, candidate 38%
Sep 2, 2026Focaldata for Financial Times1,837 likely voterscandidate 52%, candidate 44.9%
Sep 2, 2026Cygnal Political1,500 likely voterscandidate 50.7%, candidate 42.1%
Sep 1, 2026Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network/YouGov1,200 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 44%
Sep 1, 2026The Honest Poll783 likely voterscandidate 53%, candidate 43%
Aug 31, 2026YouGov for Economist1,434 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 40%
Aug 31, 2026Ipsos for Reuters924 registered voterscandidate 43%, candidate 38%
Aug 30, 2026Morning Consult28,429 registered voterscandidate 47.1%, candidate 42.3%
Aug 30, 2026HarrisX/Harris Poll for Harvard CAPS likely voterscandidate 49%, candidate 51%
Aug 28, 2026Quantus Insights1,200 likely voterscandidate 49.7%, candidate 42.8%
Aug 26, 2026YouGov for UMass Amherst1,000 adultscandidate 42%, candidate 34%
Aug 24, 2026YouGov for Economist1,377 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 40%
Aug 24, 2026ActiVote1,000 likely voterscandidate 51.7%, candidate 48.3%
Aug 24, 2026McLaughlin & Associates1,000 likely voterscandidate 48%, candidate 43%
Aug 24, 2026Ipsos for Reuters951 registered voterscandidate 41%, candidate 35%
Aug 19, 2026Verasight for Strength In Numbers1,378 registered voterscandidate 49%, candidate 43%
Aug 17, 2026YouGov for Economist1,449 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 39%
Aug 17, 2026Echelon Insights1,004 likely voterscandidate 50%, candidate 44%
Aug 17, 2026Emerson College1,000 likely voterscandidate 50.7%, candidate 43%
Aug 17, 2026The Bullfinch Group1,000 registered voterscandidate 42%, candidate 37%
Aug 17, 2026Ipsos for Reuters876 registered voterscandidate 41%, candidate 36%
Aug 16, 2026Morning Consult for CATO Institute4,150 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 42%
Aug 16, 2026Noble Predictive Insights for Center Square2,533 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 42%
Aug 13, 2026Change Research2,045 registered voterscandidate 45%, candidate 40%
Aug 11, 2026Wave Polling and Research/Verasight1,591 registered voterscandidate 50%, candidate 43%
Aug 11, 2026Angus Reid Global1,132 likely voterscandidate 47%, candidate 38%
Aug 10, 2026Focaldata for Financial Times1,857 likely voterscandidate 51.4%, candidate 45.3%
Aug 10, 2026YouGov for Economist1,419 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 40%
Aug 10, 2026AlphaROC for Independent Center1,000 adultscandidate 41%, candidate 37.3%
Aug 9, 2026Morning Consult29,719 registered voterscandidate 46.5%, candidate 42.4%
Aug 8, 2026ActiVote1,000 likely voterscandidate 52.5%, candidate 47.5%
Aug 7, 2026Cygnal Political1,500 likely voterscandidate 48.8%, candidate 41.9%
Aug 5, 2026John Zogby Strategies921 likely voterscandidate 50.6%, candidate 39.6%
Aug 4, 2026RMG Research for Napolitan News Service2,000 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 45%
Aug 4, 2026Quantus Insights1,048 likely voterscandidate 49%, candidate 42.6%
Aug 3, 2026Ipsos for Reuters3,542 registered voterscandidate 42%, candidate 37%
Aug 3, 2026YouGov for Economist1,472 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 42%
Aug 2, 2026Morning Consult29,168 registered voterscandidate 46.2%, candidate 42.1%
Jul 29, 2026Big Data Poll for Public Polling Project2,617 likely voterscandidate 50.4%, candidate 39.3%
Jul 29, 2026Marquette University Law School573 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 45%
Jul 27, 2026YouGov for Economist1,405 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 42%
Jul 27, 2026Quinnipiac University963 registered voterscandidate 48%, candidate 41%
Jul 27, 2026CNN/SSRS914 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 39%
Jul 26, 2026Morning Consult30,228 registered voterscandidate 45.7%, candidate 42.7%
Jul 26, 2026The Argument/Verasight3,000 registered voterscandidate 54%, candidate 46%
Jul 26, 2026Ipsos for Reuters1,003 registered voterscandidate 40%, candidate 38%
Jul 24, 2026YouGov for CBS News1,474 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 40%
Jul 22, 2026Clarity Campaign Labs1,000 likely voterscandidate 52%, candidate 42%
Jul 21, 2026McLaughlin & Associates1,000 likely voterscandidate 46%, candidate 44%
Jul 20, 2026Focaldata2,064 adultscandidate 44.3%, candidate 35.6%
Jul 20, 2026YouGov for Economist1,432 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 41%
Jul 20, 2026Emerson College1,100 likely voterscandidate 52.9%, candidate 41.5%
Jul 20, 2026Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox News1,003 registered voterscandidate 53%, candidate 46%
Jul 20, 2026GBAO for Third Way (D)1,000 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 38%
Jul 20, 2026J.L. Partners for DailyMail.com626 likely voterscandidate 50%, candidate 40.6%
Jul 19, 2026Morning Consult30,070 registered voterscandidate 45.7%, candidate 42.7%
Jul 17, 2026Change Research2,006 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 38%
Jul 17, 2026Survey 1601,518 registered voterscandidate 48%, candidate 38%
Jul 17, 2026Verasight for Strength In Numbers1,364 registered voterscandidate 50%, candidate 43%
Jul 14, 2026AlphaROC for Independent Center1,000 adultscandidate 42.1%, candidate 37.3%
Jul 14, 2026RMG Research for Napolitan News Service1,000 registered voterscandidate 47%, candidate 45%
Jul 13, 2026Ipsos for The Washington Post2,092 registered voterscandidate 48%, candidate 45%
Jul 13, 2026YouGov for Economist1,447 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 42%
Jul 13, 2026Echelon Insights1,004 likely voterscandidate 50%, candidate 44%
Jul 13, 2026Morning Consult registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 43%
Jul 12, 2026Morning Consult30,858 registered voterscandidate 45.5%, candidate 42.8%
Jul 12, 2026Pew Research Center2,779 registered voterscandidate 43%, candidate 37%
Jul 12, 2026Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies for CNBC1,000 registered voterscandidate 49%, candidate 45%
Jul 12, 2026HarrisX/Harris Poll for Harvard CAPS likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 49%
Jul 10, 2026HarrisX for 2Way1,019 registered voterscandidate 52%, candidate 48%
Jul 7, 2026Quantus Insights1,140 likely voterscandidate 47.1%, candidate 42.3%
Jul 6, 2026YouGov for Economist1,442 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 43%
Jul 6, 2026Manhattan Institute1,121 likely voterscandidate 47%, candidate 43%
Jul 5, 2026Morning Consult30,997 registered voterscandidate 45.4%, candidate 42.1%
Jul 4, 2026Zogby Analytics1,003 likely voterscandidate 41.5%, candidate 36.4%
Jul 2, 2026Talker Research for Scripps News2,000 registered voterscandidate 48%, candidate 39%
Jul 1, 2026Cygnal Political1,500 likely voterscandidate 49.9%, candidate 43.8%
Jun 30, 2026Focaldata for Financial Times1,750 registered voterscandidate 48.8%, candidate 42%
Jun 29, 2026YouGov for Economist1,426 registered voterscandidate 45%, candidate 42%
Jun 28, 2026Big Data Poll for Public Polling Project2,604 likely voterscandidate 50.2%, candidate 41%
Jun 28, 2026ActiVote1,000 likely voterscandidate 52.6%, candidate 47.4%
Jun 28, 2026AlphaROC for Independent Center1,000 adultscandidate 43.1%, candidate 36.5%
Jun 28, 2026Morning Consult registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 42%
Jun 26, 2026Morning Consult for CATO Institute1,797 registered voterscandidate 45%, candidate 39%
Jun 26, 2026J.L. Partners for DailyMail.com625 likely voterscandidate 49.9%, candidate 42.4%
Jun 23, 2026McLaughlin & Associates1,000 likely voterscandidate 46%, candidate 43%
Jun 22, 2026Verasight for Strength In Numbers1,896 registered voterscandidate 50%, candidate 43%
Jun 22, 2026YouGov for Economist1,517 registered voterscandidate 45%, candidate 43%
Jun 22, 2026Quinnipiac University1,165 registered voterscandidate 49%, candidate 42%
Jun 22, 2026Echelon Insights1,003 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 45%
Jun 22, 2026Ipsos for Reuters978 registered voterscandidate 41%, candidate 36%
Jun 22, 2026Morning Consult registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 42%
Jun 21, 2026Data for Progress5,809 likely voterscandidate 51%, candidate 44%
Jun 21, 2026Morning Consult registered voterscandidate 45.6%, candidate 42%
Jun 17, 2026Change Research1,714 registered voterscandidate 43%, candidate 38%
Jun 17, 2026Quantus Insights1,000 likely voterscandidate 47%, candidate 43%
Jun 16, 2026The Bullfinch Group for Independent Center1,000 registered voterscandidate 44%, candidate 36%
Jun 15, 2026YouGov for Economist1,402 registered voterscandidate 46%, candidate 44%
Jun 15, 2026Ipsos for Reuters1,195 registered voterscandidate 41%, candidate 38%
Jun 15, 2026Marquette University Law School827 likely voterscandidate 53%, candidate 45%
Jun 14, 2026Echelon Insights1,012 likely voterscandidate 50%, candidate 44%
Jun 14, 2026Morning Consult registered voterscandidate 45.8%, candidate 41.9%
Jun 8, 2026Ipsos for Reuters3,578 registered voterscandidate 41%, candidate 37%
Jun 8, 2026YouGov for Economist1,437 registered voterscandidate 45%, candidate 41%
Jun 8, 2026Emerson College1,200 likely voterscandidate 50.3%, candidate 39.5%
Jun 7, 2026Morning Consult29,264 registered voterscandidate 45.8%, candidate 41.9%
Jun 7, 2026Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies for More Perfect | NBC News2,400 registered voterscandidate 49%, candidate 44%
Jun 7, 2026HarrisX for Forbes likely voterscandidate 46%, candidate 45%
Jun 6, 2026Research Co.1,001 adultscandidate 38%, candidate 33%
Jun 5, 2026Clarity Campaign Labs1,045 likely voterscandidate 48%, candidate 45%

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Polls compiled by The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0. Averages calculated by People’s Poll (Methods). Updated Oct 19, 2026. Published by Onward Media LLC.