Generic congressional ballot Democrats vs. Republicans for the U.S. House, national polls
49.4% Democrats
42.0% Republicans
D+7.4 Lead
Our average of 34 pollsters’ latest polls · as of 2026-10-20
25 35 45 55 Feb 25 May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 ActiVote (2026-10-14): 53% RMG Research (2026-10-14): 51% Shaw & Co. Research (2026-10-12): 54% YouGov (2026-10-12): 46% Morning Consult (2026-10-11): 50% Cygnal (2026-10-10): 51% TrueDot (2026-10-09): 49% Focaldata (2026-10-05): 52% Ipsos (2026-10-05): 44% YouGov (2026-10-05): 52% YouGov (2026-10-05): 51% Morning Consult (2026-10-04): 50% Pew Research Center (2026-10-04): 44% ActiVote (2026-10-02): 52% Cygnal (2026-10-02): 52% YouGov - CBS News (2026-10-02): 54% Centerline Research & Strategy (2026-10-01): 50% Rasmussen Reports (2026-09-30): 47% HarrisX (2026-09-28): 50% The Independent Center (2026-09-28): 43% YouGov (2026-09-28): 53% YouGov (2026-09-28): 45% Morning Consult (2026-09-27): 50% Quinnipiac University (2026-09-27): 51% Angus Reid Global (2026-09-25): 45% Angus Reid Global (2026-09-25): 49% Angus Reid Global (2026-09-25): 56% Change Research (2026-09-24): 46% Rasmussen Reports (2026-09-23): 48% Emerson College (2026-09-22): 53% McLaughlin & Associates (2026-09-22): 48% Verasight (2026-09-22): 53% ActiVote (2026-09-21): 53% Echelon Insights (2026-09-21): 51% National Research Inc. (2026-09-21): 50% Verasight (2026-09-21): 49% Verasight (2026-09-21): 50% YouGov (2026-09-21): 52% YouGov (2026-09-21): 45% Morning Consult (2026-09-20): 50% Quantus Insights (2026-09-18): 50% CNN/SSRS (2026-09-17): 49% John Zogby Strategies (2026-09-17): 46% Clarity Campaign Labs (2026-09-16): 50% Rasmussen Reports (2026-09-16): 49% Big Data Poll (2026-09-15): 48% Big Data Poll (2026-09-15): 45% Emerson College (2026-09-15): 37% Marist University (2026-09-15): 53% Morning Consult (2026-09-15): 46% Public Opinion Strategies (2026-09-15): 50% RMG Research (2026-09-15): 51% Ipsos (2026-09-14): 39% Ipsos (2026-09-14): 44% Shaw & Co. Research (2026-09-14): 51% The Rainey Center (2026-09-14): 48% YouGov (2026-09-14): 51% YouGov (2026-09-14): 44% Siena College (2026-09-13): 51% YouGov (2026-09-11): 54% ActiVote (2026-09-10): 52% Marquette University Law School (2026-09-09): 48% Marquette University Law School (2026-09-09): 50% Rasmussen Reports (2026-09-09): 47% YouGov (2026-09-09): 49% YouGov (2026-09-09): 38% YouGov (2026-09-08): 42% YouGov (2026-09-08): 49% Morning Consult (2026-09-06): 46% Quinnipiac University (2026-09-06): 49% Cygnal (2026-09-02): 51% Financial Times (2026-09-02): 46% Financial Times (2026-09-02): 51% Financial Times (2026-09-02): 52% Ipsos (2026-08-31): 43% Ipsos (2026-08-31): 38% HarrisX (2026-08-30): 51% Rasmussen Reports (2026-08-30): 41% ActiVote (2026-08-24): 52% Ipsos (2026-08-24): 41% McLaughlin & Associates (2026-08-24): 48% YouGov (2026-08-24): 37% YouGov (2026-08-24): 46% Echelon Insights (2026-08-17): 50% Emerson College (2026-08-17): 51% Ipsos (2026-08-17): 41% The Bullfinch Group (2026-08-17): 42% The Bullfinch Group (2026-08-17): 45% YouGov (2026-08-17): 46% Morning Consult (2026-08-16): 46% Morning Consult (2026-08-16): 47% Noble Predictive Insights (2026-08-16): 47% Angus Reid Global (2026-08-11): 45% Financial Times (2026-08-11): 48% Financial Times (2026-08-11): 49% Financial Times (2026-08-11): 51% Verasight (2026-08-11): 50% AlphaROC (2026-08-10): 41% YouGov (2026-08-10): 40% YouGov (2026-08-10): 46% Morning Consult (2026-08-09): 47% ActiVote (2026-08-08): 52.5% Cygnal (2026-08-07): 49% John Zogby Strategies (2026-08-05): 51% Quantus Insights (2026-08-04): 49% Ipsos (2026-08-03): 42% Ipsos (2026-08-03): 36% YouGov (2026-08-03): 46% YouGov (2026-08-03): 41% Morning Consult (2026-08-02): 46% Big Data Poll (2026-07-29): 50% Big Data Poll (2026-07-29): 49% Marquette University Law School (2026-07-29): 46% Marquette University Law School (2026-07-29): 45% Marquette University Law School (2026-07-29): 51% CNN/SSRS (2026-07-27): 47% Quinnipiac University (2026-07-27): 48% Ipsos (2026-07-26): 40% Ipsos (2026-07-26): 36% Morning Consult (2026-07-26): 46% Verasight (2026-07-26): 54% YouGov (2026-07-24): 47% Clarity Campaign Labs (2026-07-22): 52% McLaughlin & Associates (2026-07-21): 46% Emerson College (2026-07-20): 53% Focaldata (2026-07-20): 44% Shaw & Co. Research (2026-07-20): 53% YouGov (2026-07-20): 39% YouGov (2026-07-20): 46% Morning Consult (2026-07-19): 46% Verasight (2026-07-17): 48% Verasight (2026-07-17): 50% AlphaROC (2026-07-14): 42% RMG Research (2026-07-14): 47% Echelon Insights (2026-07-13): 50% Ipsos (2026-07-13): 48% Ipsos (2026-07-13): 53% Morning Consult (2026-07-13): 46% YouGov (2026-07-13): 46% YouGov (2026-07-13): 39% HarrisX (2026-07-12): 50% Morning Consult (2026-07-12): 46% Pew Research Center (2026-07-12): 43% Public Opinion Strategies (2026-07-12): 49% HarrisX (2026-07-10): 47% HarrisX (2026-07-10): 44% Quantus Insights (2026-07-07): 47% Manhattan Institute (2026-07-06): 47% Morning Consult (2026-07-05): 46% Zogby Analytics (2026-07-04): 42% Talker Research (2026-07-02): 48% Cygnal (2026-07-01): 50% Rasmussen Reports (2026-07-01): 46% Financial Times (2026-06-30): 47% Focaldata (2026-06-30): 50% YouGov (2026-06-29): 37% YouGov (2026-06-29): 45% ActiVote (2026-06-28): 53% AlphaROC (2026-06-28): 43% Big Data Poll (2026-06-28): 50.2% Big Data Poll (2026-06-28): 47% Morning Consult (2026-06-28): 46% Morning Consult (2026-06-28): 46% Morning Consult (2026-06-26): 45% McLaughlin & Associates (2026-06-23): 46% Echelon Insights (2026-06-22): 51% Ipsos (2026-06-22): 35% Ipsos (2026-06-22): 41% Quinnipiac University (2026-06-22): 49% Verasight (2026-06-22): 48% Verasight (2026-06-22): 50% YouGov (2026-06-22): 45% YouGov (2026-06-22): 38% ActiVote (2026-10-14): 47% RMG Research (2026-10-14): 43% Shaw & Co. Research (2026-10-12): 45% YouGov (2026-10-12): 39% Morning Consult (2026-10-11): 43% Cygnal (2026-10-10): 42% TrueDot (2026-10-09): 42% Focaldata (2026-10-05): 44% Ipsos (2026-10-05): 37% YouGov (2026-10-05): 40% YouGov (2026-10-05): 40% Morning Consult (2026-10-04): 43% Pew Research Center (2026-10-04): 36% ActiVote (2026-10-02): 48% Cygnal (2026-10-02): 43% YouGov - CBS News (2026-10-02): 45% Centerline Research & Strategy (2026-10-01): 42% Rasmussen Reports (2026-09-30): 44% HarrisX (2026-09-28): 50% The Independent Center (2026-09-28): 37% YouGov (2026-09-28): 38% YouGov (2026-09-28): 37% Morning Consult (2026-09-27): 43% Quinnipiac University (2026-09-27): 39% Angus Reid Global (2026-09-25): 34% Angus Reid Global (2026-09-25): 35% Angus Reid Global (2026-09-25): 40% Change Research (2026-09-24): 39% Rasmussen Reports (2026-09-23): 43% Emerson College (2026-09-22): 42% McLaughlin & Associates (2026-09-22): 43% Verasight (2026-09-22): 47% ActiVote (2026-09-21): 47% Echelon Insights (2026-09-21): 43% National Research Inc. (2026-09-21): 42% Verasight (2026-09-21): 41% Verasight (2026-09-21): 42% YouGov (2026-09-21): 38% YouGov (2026-09-21): 36% Morning Consult (2026-09-20): 43% Quantus Insights (2026-09-18): 42% CNN/SSRS (2026-09-17): 41% John Zogby Strategies (2026-09-17): 40% Clarity Campaign Labs (2026-09-16): 43% Rasmussen Reports (2026-09-16): 41% Big Data Poll (2026-09-15): 37% Big Data Poll (2026-09-15): 36% Emerson College (2026-09-15): 29% Marist University (2026-09-15): 41% Morning Consult (2026-09-15): 43% Public Opinion Strategies (2026-09-15): 45% RMG Research (2026-09-15): 43% Ipsos (2026-09-14): 31% Ipsos (2026-09-14): 37% Shaw & Co. Research (2026-09-14): 44% The Rainey Center (2026-09-14): 42% YouGov (2026-09-14): 39% YouGov (2026-09-14): 39% Siena College (2026-09-13): 43% YouGov (2026-09-11): 46% ActiVote (2026-09-10): 48% Marquette University Law School (2026-09-09): 39% Marquette University Law School (2026-09-09): 42% Rasmussen Reports (2026-09-09): 42% YouGov (2026-09-09): 38% YouGov (2026-09-09): 28% YouGov (2026-09-08): 35% YouGov (2026-09-08): 38% Morning Consult (2026-09-06): 42% Quinnipiac University (2026-09-06): 38% Cygnal (2026-09-02): 42% Financial Times (2026-09-02): 41% Financial Times (2026-09-02): 44% Financial Times (2026-09-02): 45% Ipsos (2026-08-31): 38% Ipsos (2026-08-31): 31% HarrisX (2026-08-30): 49% Rasmussen Reports (2026-08-30): 36% ActiVote (2026-08-24): 48% Ipsos (2026-08-24): 35% McLaughlin & Associates (2026-08-24): 43% YouGov (2026-08-24): 31% YouGov (2026-08-24): 40% Echelon Insights (2026-08-17): 45% Emerson College (2026-08-17): 43% Ipsos (2026-08-17): 36% The Bullfinch Group (2026-08-17): 37% The Bullfinch Group (2026-08-17): 40% YouGov (2026-08-17): 39% Morning Consult (2026-08-16): 42% Morning Consult (2026-08-16): 42% Noble Predictive Insights (2026-08-16): 42% Angus Reid Global (2026-08-11): 36% Financial Times (2026-08-11): 41% Financial Times (2026-08-11): 43% Financial Times (2026-08-11): 45% Verasight (2026-08-11): 43% AlphaROC (2026-08-10): 37% YouGov (2026-08-10): 32% YouGov (2026-08-10): 40% Morning Consult (2026-08-09): 42% ActiVote (2026-08-08): 47.5% Cygnal (2026-08-07): 42% John Zogby Strategies (2026-08-05): 40% Quantus Insights (2026-08-04): 43% Ipsos (2026-08-03): 37% Ipsos (2026-08-03): 30% YouGov (2026-08-03): 42% YouGov (2026-08-03): 33% Morning Consult (2026-08-02): 42% Big Data Poll (2026-07-29): 39% Big Data Poll (2026-07-29): 38% Marquette University Law School (2026-07-29): 44% Marquette University Law School (2026-07-29): 41% Marquette University Law School (2026-07-29): 45% CNN/SSRS (2026-07-27): 39% Quinnipiac University (2026-07-27): 41% Ipsos (2026-07-26): 38% Ipsos (2026-07-26): 32% Morning Consult (2026-07-26): 43% Verasight (2026-07-26): 46% YouGov (2026-07-24): 40% Clarity Campaign Labs (2026-07-22): 42% McLaughlin & Associates (2026-07-21): 44% Emerson College (2026-07-20): 42% Focaldata (2026-07-20): 36% Shaw & Co. Research (2026-07-20): 46% YouGov (2026-07-20): 33% YouGov (2026-07-20): 41% Morning Consult (2026-07-19): 43% Verasight (2026-07-17): 42% Verasight (2026-07-17): 43% AlphaROC (2026-07-14): 37% RMG Research (2026-07-14): 45% Echelon Insights (2026-07-13): 44% Ipsos (2026-07-13): 45% Ipsos (2026-07-13): 45% Morning Consult (2026-07-13): 43% YouGov (2026-07-13): 42% YouGov (2026-07-13): 35% HarrisX (2026-07-12): 50% Morning Consult (2026-07-12): 43% Pew Research Center (2026-07-12): 37% Public Opinion Strategies (2026-07-12): 45% HarrisX (2026-07-10): 44% HarrisX (2026-07-10): 41% Quantus Insights (2026-07-07): 42% Manhattan Institute (2026-07-06): 43% Morning Consult (2026-07-05): 42% Zogby Analytics (2026-07-04): 36% Talker Research (2026-07-02): 39% Cygnal (2026-07-01): 44% Rasmussen Reports (2026-07-01): 42% Financial Times (2026-06-30): 39% Focaldata (2026-06-30): 43% YouGov (2026-06-29): 35% YouGov (2026-06-29): 42% ActiVote (2026-06-28): 47% AlphaROC (2026-06-28): 37% Big Data Poll (2026-06-28): 41% Big Data Poll (2026-06-28): 39% Morning Consult (2026-06-28): 42% Morning Consult (2026-06-28): 42% Morning Consult (2026-06-26): 39% McLaughlin & Associates (2026-06-23): 43% Echelon Insights (2026-06-22): 45% Ipsos (2026-06-22): 31% Ipsos (2026-06-22): 36% Quinnipiac University (2026-06-22): 42% Verasight (2026-06-22): 42% Verasight (2026-06-22): 43% YouGov (2026-06-22): 43% YouGov (2026-06-22): 35% Democrats Republicans · lines are the weekly average, dots are individual polls
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