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Generic congressional ballot (polling averages)

United States

President Donald Trump (Republican)Republicans control the House (Speaker Mike Johnson) and the SenateHouse Democratic leader Hakeem JeffriesMidterm elections on 3 November 2026

Which party voters say they will support for the House of Representatives in the 3 November 2026 midterm elections. English Wikipedia lists polling averages rather than individual polls, so each point is a reading from one aggregator (Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, RealClearPolitics, Silver Bulletin, NBC News), taken from weekly versions of the page since October 2025.

These are aggregators' averages, not individual polls, and the same polls feed several of them. Readings are sampled weekly from Wikipedia's page history, so not every update is included. Others/undecided is omitted because Wikipedia computes it as a remainder.

Current average · 5 polls to 25 Oct 2026

Democratic
51.4%
+4.2 since 2024 House popular vote
Leads
Republican
42.7%
−7.1 since 2024 House popular vote

Trend

DemocraticRepublican
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%2025AprJulyOct2026AprJulyOct2024 House popular voteDEM 50.8REP 42.4
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Poll log

FieldworkPollsterSampleDEMREP
January 9, 2025 – October 23, 2026Silver Bulletin (average)—50.641.6
October 8–23, 2026RealClearPolitics (average)—51.142.8
January 9, 2025 – October 23, 2026NBC News (average)—5243
January 9, 2025 – October 23, 2026FiftyPlusOne (average)—52.243
January 9, 2025 – October 23, 2026Decision Desk HQ (average)—51.143.1
January 9, 2025 – October 13, 2026Silver Bulletin (average)—50.141.1
September 24 – October 13, 2026RealClearPolitics (average)—50.842.6
January 9, 2025 – October 13, 2026FiftyPlusOne (average)—51.743.2
January 9, 2025 – October 13, 2026Decision Desk HQ (average)—50.242.4
January 9, 2025 – October 13, 2026Silver Bulletin (average)—49.841.2
September 21 – October 13, 2026RealClearPolitics (average)—50.442.3
January 9, 2025 – October 13, 2026NBC News (average)—5143
January 9, 2025 – October 13, 2026FiftyPlusOne (average)—51.443.2
January 9, 2025 – October 13, 2026Decision Desk HQ (average)—49.241.3
January 9, 2025 – October 11, 2026Silver Bulletin (average)—49.741.1
September 21 – October 11, 2026RealClearPolitics (average)—50.241.9
January 9, 2025 – October 11, 2026NBC News (average)—5243
January 9, 2025 – October 11, 2026FiftyPlusOne (average)—50.943.2
January 9, 2025 – October 11, 2026Decision Desk HQ (average)—4941.3
January 9, 2025 – October 2, 2026Silver Bulletin (average)—50.141.2
September 16 – October 2, 2026RealClearPolitics (average)—51.142.8
January 9, 2025 – October 2, 2026NBC News (average)—5243
January 9, 2025 – October 2, 2026FiftyPlusOne (average)—51.243.3
January 9, 2025 – October 2, 2026Decision Desk HQ (average)—49.442.5
January 9, 2025 – September 28, 2026Silver Bulletin (average)—49.840.9

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