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Pollsters · Updated Oct 17, 2026

The Economist/YouGov

96 public polls in the 2026 cycle of the generic congressional ballot. Latest: Oct 12, 2026.

Polls
960 in 0 races · 96 generic ballot
538 rating
—Not rated by 538
House effect
D+0.4Against other polls, in today's forecast

Its polls run 0.4 points more Democratic than other polls of the same races; the forecast removes that before averaging.

Generic congressional ballot

Which party voters would back for the House. The national House forecast.

DatesSampleDem.Rep.MarginSource
Oct 10–Oct 121,403 RV4639D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Oct 2–Oct 5995 LV5240D+12d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Oct 2–Oct 51,173 LV5140D+11d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 25–Sep 281,003 LV5338D+15d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 25–Sep 281,423 RV4537D+8d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 18–Sep 21975 LV5238D+14d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 18–Sep 211,394 RV4536D+9d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 11–Sep 141,051 LV5139D+12d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 11–Sep 141,455 RV4439D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 4–Sep 81,015 LV4938D+11d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 4–Sep 81,464 RV4235D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 14–Aug 171,449 RV4639D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 14–Aug 171,610 A3932D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 7–Aug 101,419 RV4640D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 7–Aug 101,558 A4032D+8d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jul 31–Aug 31,472 RV4642D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jul 31–Aug 31,607 A4133D+8d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jul 17–Jul 201,432 RV4641D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jul 17–Jul 201,602 A3933D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jul 10–Jul 131,447 RV4642D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jul 10–Jul 131,612 A3935D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jun 26–Jun 291,426 RV4542D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jun 26–Jun 291,603 A3735D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jun 19–Jun 221,517 RV4543D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jun 19–Jun 221,679 A3835D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jun 13–Jun 151,402 RV4644D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jun 13–Jun 151,547 A3936D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jun 5–Jun 81,393 RV4541D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jun 5–Jun 81,567 A3733D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 29–Jun 11,452 RV4642D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 29–Jun 11,603 A4135D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 22–May 261,393 RV4641D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 22–May 261,514 A3933D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 15–May 181,375 RV4643D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 15–May 181,543 A4035D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 9–May 111,406 RV4540D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 9–May 111,547 A3734D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 1–May 41,406 RV4441D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
May 1–May 41,703 A3834D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Apr 24–Apr 271,645 RV4641D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Apr 24–Apr 271,834 A3934D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Apr 17–Apr 201,549 RV4540D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Apr 17–Apr 201,703 A3933D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Apr 3–Apr 61,558 RV4442D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Apr 3–Apr 61,745 A3836D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Mar 20–Mar 231,501 RV4542D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Mar 20–Mar 231,664 A3936D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Mar 13–Mar 161,427 RV4341D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Mar 13–Mar 161,593 A3935D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Mar 6–Mar 91,403 RV4542D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Mar 6–Mar 91,561 A4036D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Feb 27–Mar 21,363 RV4541D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Feb 27–Mar 21,512 A4033D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Feb 20–Feb 231,402 RV4541D+4yougov.com ↗
Feb 13–Feb 161,509 RV4740D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Feb 13–Feb 161,678 A3933D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Feb 6–Feb 91,549 RV4438D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Feb 6–Feb 91,728 A3931D+8d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 30–Feb 21,501 RV4440D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 30–Feb 21,668 A3634D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 23–Jan 261,519 RV4338D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 23–Jan 261,683 A3835D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 16–Jan 191,717 RV4339D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 16–Jan 191,547 A3934D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 9–Jan 121,433 RV4440D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 9–Jan 121,597 A3933D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 2–Jan 51,386 RV4539D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Jan 2–Jan 51,547 A3932D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Dec 26–Dec 291,417 RV4238D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Dec 26–Dec 291,546 A3631D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Dec 20–Dec 221,424 RV4340D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Dec 20–Dec 221,591 A3834D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Dec 12–Dec 151,451 RV4339D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Dec 12–Dec 151,630 A3733D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Dec 5–Dec 81,379 RV4237D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Dec 5–Dec 81,529 A3732D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Nov 28–Dec 11,452 RV4539D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Nov 28–Dec 11,623 A3933D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Nov 21–Nov 241,511 RV3932D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Nov 21–Nov 241,674 A4439D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Nov 15–Nov 171,380 RV4340D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Nov 7–Nov 101,499 RV4639D+7d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Oct 31–Nov 31,470 RV4441D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Oct 24–Oct 271,472 RV4340D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Oct 17–Oct 201,447 RV4540D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Oct 10–Oct 131,466 RV4340D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Oct 4–Oct 61,486 RV4439D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 26–Sep 291,517 RV4441D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 19–Sep 221,392 RV4542D+3d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 12–Sep 151,418 RV4341D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Sep 5–Sep 81,482 RV4440D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 29–Sep 21,548 RV4339D+4d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 22–Aug 251,374 RV4341D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 15–Aug 181,404 RV4439D+5d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 9–Aug 111,473 RV4240D+2d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Aug 1–Aug 41,528 RV4438D+6d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗