2026 forecast · Updated Oct 21, 2026
Polls
1,897 public polls of 2026 races, the generic ballot and Trump approval from 272 pollsters, newest first. Each links to its race, its pollster and its original release. All pollsters and their ratings →
Most active, last 30 days: University of New Hampshire 18 · YouGov 17 · New York Times/Siena College 16 · InsiderAdvantage 15 · Marist College 15 · ActiVote 14 · co/efficient 14 · Trafalgar Group 12 · All 272 pollsters →
| Race | Pollster | Dates | Sample | Result | Margin | Forecast | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 19 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Reuters/Ipsos★★ | Oct 16–19 | 1,279 RV | D 47 · R 35+1 version | D+12 | — | ipsos.com ↗ |
| Wed, Oct 14 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | RMG Research★★ for Napolitan News Service | Oct 13–14 | 2,000 RV | D 51 · R 43 | D+8 | — | napolitannews.org ↗ |
| Generic ballot | ActiVote★★ | Oct 4–14 | 1,000 LV | D 53 · R 47 | D+6 | — | activote.net ↗ |
| Tue, Oct 13 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | The Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos★★ | Oct 9–13 | 2,032 LV | D 52 · R 44 | D+8 | — | ipsos.com ↗ |
| Mon, Oct 12 · 3 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Oct 10–12 | 1,403 RV | D 46 · R 39 | D+7 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research★★ for Fox News | Oct 9–12 | 1,202 RV | D 54 · R 45 | D+9 | — | foxnews.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | SurveyMonkey★½ for NBC News Decision Desk | Sep 28–Oct 12 | 17,649 RV | D 55 · R 45 | D+10 | — | documentcloud.org ↗ |
| Sun, Oct 11 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Oct 5–11 | 17,654 LV | D 50 · R 43 | D+7 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Sat, Oct 10 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Cygnal★★★R sponsor | Oct 7–10 | 1,500 LV | D 51 · R 42 | D+9 | — | cygn.al ↗ |
| Fri, Oct 9 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | TrueDot for NewsNation and Decision Desk HQ | Oct 5–9 | 974 LV | D 49 · R 42 | D+7 | — | thehill.com ↗ |
| Mon, Oct 5 · 3 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Oct 2–5 | 995 LV | D 52 · R 40+1 version | D+12 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Focaldata for the Financial Times | Oct 2–5 | 2,201 LV | D 52 · R 44 | D+8 | — | focaldata.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Reuters/Ipsos★★ | Sep 30–Oct 5 | 3,526 RV | D 44 · R 37+1 version | D+7 | — | ipsos.com ↗ |
| Sun, Oct 4 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Pew Research Center★½ | Sep 28–Oct 4 | 3,917 RV | D 44 · R 36 | D+8 | — | pewresearch.org ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Sep 28–Oct 4 | 17,659 LV | D 50 · R 43 | D+7 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Fri, Oct 2 · 3 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Cygnal★★★R sponsor | Oct 1–2 | 1,500 LV | D 52 · R 43 | D+9 | — | cygn.al ↗ |
| Generic ballot | CBS News/YouGov★★ | Sep 30–Oct 2 | 1,572 LV | D 54 · R 45 | D+9 | — | assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | ActiVote★★ | Sep 22–Oct 2 | 1,000 LV | D 52 · R 48 | D+4 | — | activote.net ↗ |
| Thu, Oct 1 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | I&I/TIPP Insights★★R sponsor | Sep 29–Oct 1 | 1,328 RV | D 46 · R 42 | D+4 | — | issuesinsights.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Centerline Research & Strategy | Sep 26–Oct 1 | 930 LV | D 50 · R 42 | D+8 | — | centerliners.com ↗ |
| Wed, Sep 30 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Rasmussen Reports★★R sponsor | Sep 24–30 | 1,794 LV | D 47 · R 44 | D+3 | — | rasmussenreports.com ↗ |
| Mon, Sep 28 · 3 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Harvard/Harris Poll/HarrisX★ | Sep 26–28 | LV | D 51 · R 49+1 version | D+2 | — | harvardharrispoll.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Sep 25–28 | 1,003 LV | D 53 · R 38+1 version | D+15 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Generic ballot | AlphaROC for The Independent Center | Sep 25–28 | 1,000 A | D 43 · R 37 | D+6 | — | cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗ |
| Sun, Sep 27 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Quinnipiac University★★ | Sep 24–27 | 1,032 RV | D 51 · R 39 | D+12 | — | poll.qu.edu ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Sep 21–27 | 18,786 LV | D 50 · R 43 | D+7 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Fri, Sep 25 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Angus Reid Global★★ | Sep 19–25 | 919 RV | D 56 · R 40+2 versions | D+16 | — | angusreid.us ↗ |
| Thu, Sep 24 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | GBAO★½ for Third WayD sponsor | Sep 17–24 | 2,000 RV | D 50 · R 41 | D+9 | — | thirdway.org ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Change Research★★D sponsor | Sep 15–24 | 2,021 RV | D 46 · R 39 | D+7 | — | changeresearch.com ↗ |
| Wed, Sep 23 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Rasmussen Reports★★R sponsor | Sep 17–23 | 1,819 LV | D 48 · R 43 | D+5 | — | rasmussenreports.com ↗ |
| Tue, Sep 22 · 3 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Emerson College★★½ | Sep 21–22 | 1,000 LV | D 53 · R 42 | D+11 | — | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | The Argument/Verasight | Sep 16–22 | LV | D 50 · R 41+3 versions | D+9 | — | theargumentmag.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | McLaughlin & Associates★½R sponsor | Sep 16–22 | 1,000 LV | D 48 · R 43 | D+5 | — | mclaughlinonline.com ↗ |
| Mon, Sep 21 · 6 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Sep 18–21 | 975 LV | D 52 · R 38+1 version | D+14 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Echelon Insights★★½ | Sep 17–21 | 1,002 LV | D 51 · R 43 | D+8 | — | echeloninsights.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Strength In Numbers/Verasight | Sep 16–21 | LV | D 52 · R 42+2 versions | D+10 | — | gelliottmorris.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | KFF | Sep 16–21 | 1,013 RV | D 45 · R 35 | D+10 | — | files.kff.org ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Impact Research/National Research Inc.★½ for The Wall Street Journal | Sep 16–21 | 1,500 RV | D 50 · R 42 | D+8 | — | wsj.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | ActiVote★★ | Sep 11–21 | 1,000 LV | D 53 · R 47 | D+6 | — | activote.net ↗ |
| Sun, Sep 20 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Sep 18–20 | 18,336 LV | D 50 · R 43 | D+7 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Reuters/Ipsos★★ | Sep 17–20 | 979 RV | D 43 · R 35+1 version | D+8 | — | ipsos.com ↗ |
| Fri, Sep 18 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Quantus InsightsR sponsor | Sep 15–18 | 1,389 LV | D 50 · R 42 | D+8 | — | quantusinsights.org ↗ |
| Thu, Sep 17 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | CNN/SSRS★½ | Sep 16–17 | 867 RV | D 49 · R 41 | D+8 | — | cnn.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | John Zogby Strategies★★ | Sep 15–17 | 1,007 LV | D 46 · R 40+1 version | D+6 | — | johnzogbystrategies.com ↗ |
| Wed, Sep 16 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Clarity Campaign Labs★★D sponsor | Sep 11–16 | 1,046 LV | D 50 · R 43 | D+7 | — | claritycampaigns.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Rasmussen Reports★★R sponsor | Sep 10–16 | 1,746 LV | D 49 · R 41 | D+8 | — | rasmussenreports.com ↗ |
| Tue, Sep 15 · 6 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Marist University★★ for NPR and PBS News | Sep 14–15 | 1,280 RV | D 53 · R 41 | D+12 | — | maristpoll.marist.edu ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Big Data Poll★½R sponsor | Sep 13–15 | 2,633 LV | D 48 · R 37+1 version | D+11 | — | bigdatapoll.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Emerson College/RealClear Opinion Research★★½ for the United America Institute | Sep 12–15 | 1,500 RV | D 37 · R 29 | D+8 | — | uniteamerica.org ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies★★ for NBC News | Sep 11–15 | 1,000 RV | D 50 · R 45 | D+5 | — | nbcnews.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ for Deseret News & the Hinckley Institute of Politics | Sep 10–15 | 2,102 RV | D 46 · R 43 | D+3 | — | deseret.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | RMG Research★★ for Napolitan News Service | Sep 8–15 | 2,000 RV | D 51 · R 43 | D+8 | — | napolitannews.org ↗ |
| Mon, Sep 14 · 4 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Sep 11–14 | 1,051 LV | D 51 · R 39+1 version | D+12 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Reuters/Ipsos★★ | Sep 11–14 | 896 RV | D 44 · R 37+1 version | D+7 | — | ipsos.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research★★ for Fox News | Sep 11–14 | 1,211 RV | D 51 · R 44 | D+7 | — | foxnews.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | The Rainey Center | Sep 10–14 | 1,004 RV | D 48 · R 42 | D+6 | — | raineycenter.org ↗ |
| Sun, Sep 13 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | New York Times/Siena College★★ | Sep 8–13 | 1,503 LV | D 51 · R 43 | D+8 | — | nytimes.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Sep 7–13 | LV | D 49 · R 43 | D+6 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Fri, Sep 11 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | CBS News/YouGov★★ | Sep 8–11 | 1,750 LV | D 54 · R 46 | D+8 | — | cbsnews.com ↗ |
| Thu, Sep 10 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | ActiVote★★ | Aug 31–Sep 10 | 1,000 LV | D 52 · R 48 | D+4 | — | activote.net ↗ |
| Wed, Sep 9 · 3 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Catawba College/YouGov★★ | Sep 4–9 | 779 LV | D 49 · R 38+1 version | D+11 | — | catawba.edu ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Rasmussen Reports★★R sponsor | Sep 3–9 | 1,905 LV | D 47 · R 42 | D+5 | — | rasmussenreports.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Marquette University Law School★★ | Sep 2–9 | 581 LV | D 54 · R 41+2 versions | D+13 | — | law.marquette.edu ↗ |
| Tue, Sep 8 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Sep 4–8 | 1,015 LV | D 49 · R 38+1 version | D+11 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Sun, Sep 6 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Sep 4–6 | 2,203 RV | D 46 · R 42 | D+4 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Quinnipiac University★★ | Sep 3–6 | 970 RV | D 49 · R 38 | D+11 | — | poll.qu.edu ↗ |
| Wed, Sep 2 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Cygnal★★★R sponsor | Sep 1–2 | 1,500 LV | D 51 · R 42 | D+9 | — | cygn.al ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Focaldata/Financial Times | Aug 28–Sep 2 | 1,837 LV | D 52 · R 45+3 versions | D+7 | — | focaldata.com ↗ |
| Mon, Aug 31 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Reuters/Ipsos★★ | Aug 28–31 | 924 RV | D 43 · R 38+1 version | D+5 | — | ipsos.com ↗ |
| Sun, Aug 30 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Harvard/Harris Poll/HarrisX★ | Aug 28–30 | LV | D 49 · R 51+1 version | R+2 | — | harrisx.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Rasmussen Reports★★R sponsor | Aug 23–30 | 2,231 LV | D 41 · R 36 | D+5 | — | rasmussenreports.com ↗ |
| Wed, Aug 26 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | UMass Amherst/YouGov★½ | Aug 21–26 | 1,000 A | D 42 · R 34 | D+8 | — | umass.edu ↗ |
| Mon, Aug 24 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | McLaughlin & Associates★½R sponsor | Aug 14–24 | 1,000 LV | D 48 · R 43 | D+5 | — | mclaughlinonline.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | ActiVote★★ | Aug 10–24 | 1,000 LV | D 52 · R 48 | D+4 | — | activote.net ↗ |
| Mon, Aug 17 · 5 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Emerson College★★½ | Aug 16–17 | 1,000 LV | D 51 · R 43 | D+8 | — | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Aug 14–17 | 1,449 RV | D 46 · R 39+1 version | D+7 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Generic ballot | The Bullfinch Group★½ | Aug 14–17 | 1,000 RV | D 42 · R 37+1 version | D+5 | — | thebullfinchgroup.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Reuters/Ipsos★★ | Aug 14–17 | 876 RV | D 41 · R 36+1 version | D+5 | — | reuters.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Echelon Insights★★½ | Aug 13–17 | 1,002 LV | D 50 · R 45 | D+5 | — | echeloninsights.com ↗ |
| Sun, Aug 16 · 3 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult/Cato Institute★½ | Aug 13–16 | 4,150 RV | D 47 · R 42 | D+5 | — | cato.org ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Noble Predictive Insights/The Center Square★★½ | Aug 12–16 | 2,533 RV | D 47 · R 42 | D+5 | — | thecentersquare.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Aug 10–16 | 29,719 RV | D 46 · R 42 | D+4 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Tue, Aug 11 · 3 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Angus Reid Global★★ | Aug 8–11 | 1,525 A | D 45 · R 36 | D+9 | — | angusreid.us ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Wave Polling/Verasight | Aug 7–11 | 1,591 RV | D 48 · R 40+1 version | D+8 | — | wavepolling.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Focaldata/Financial Times | Aug 7–11 | 1,857 LV | D 51 · R 45+2 versions | D+6 | — | focaldata.com ↗ |
| Mon, Aug 10 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | AlphaROC for The Independent Center | Aug 8–10 | 1,000 A | D 41 · R 37 | D+4 | — | cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Aug 7–10 | 1,419 RV | D 46 · R 40+1 version | D+6 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Sun, Aug 9 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Aug 3–9 | 29,719 RV | D 47 · R 42 | D+5 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Sat, Aug 8 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | ActiVote★★ | Jul 29–Aug 8 | 1,000 LV | D 52.5 · R 47.5 | D+5 | — | activote.net ↗ |
| Fri, Aug 7 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Cygnal★★★R sponsor | Aug 6–7 | 1,500 LV | D 49 · R 42 | D+7 | — | cygn.al ↗ |
| Wed, Aug 5 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | John Zogby Strategies★★ | Aug 4–5 | 921 LV | D 51 · R 40 | D+11 | — | johnzogbystrategies.com ↗ |
| Tue, Aug 4 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Quantus InsightsR sponsor | Aug 3–4 | 1,048 LV | D 49 · R 43 | D+6 | — | quantusinsights.org ↗ |
| Mon, Aug 3 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | The Economist/YouGov★★ | Jul 31–Aug 3 | 1,472 RV | D 46 · R 42+1 version | D+4 | — | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Reuters/Ipsos★★ | Jul 29–Aug 3 | 3,542 RV | D 42 · R 37+1 version | D+5 | — | reuters.com ↗ |
| Sun, Aug 2 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Morning Consult★½ | Jul 27–Aug 2 | 24,000 RV | D 46 · R 42 | D+4 | — | pro-assets.morningconsult.com ↗ |
| Wed, Jul 29 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Big Data Poll★½R sponsor | Jul 27–29 | 2,617 LV | D 48 · R 37+3 versions | D+11 | — | bigdatapoll.com ↗ |
| Generic ballot | Marquette University Law School★★ | Jul 22–29 | 572 LV | D 51 · R 45+2 versions | D+6 | — | law.marquette.edu ↗ |
| Mon, Jul 27 · 2 polls | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Quinnipiac University★★ | Jul 23–27 | 963 RV | D 48 · R 41 | D+7 | — | poll.qu.edu ↗ |
| Generic ballot | CNN/SSRS★½ | Jul 23–27 | 914 RV | D 47 · R 39 | D+8 | — | cnn.com ↗ |
| Sun, Jul 26 · 1 poll | |||||||
| Generic ballot | Reuters/Ipsos★★ | Jul 24–26 | 1,003 RV | D 40 · R 38+1 version | D+2 | — | reuters.com ↗ |
Margin: the poll's lead (D − R; approve − disapprove for approval). Forecast: the race's chance in today's forecast, which averages polls after adjusting for each pollster's house effect and track record. Stars: our pollster rating, three is best. Sponsor: polls paid for by a party or campaign are released selectively, and the forecast adjusts for that.