Pollsters · Updated Oct 17, 2026
Emerson College
51 public polls in the 2026 cycle, across 23 races and the generic congressional ballot. Latest: Oct 12, 2026.
- Polls
- 5135 in 23 races · 16 generic ballot
- 538 rating
- ★★★2.9 of 3 stars
- House effect
- R+1.6Against other polls, in today's forecast
Its polls run 1.6 points more Republican than other polls of the same races; the forecast removes that before averaging.
Race polls
Newest first. Source links go to the poll's own release.
| Race | Dates | Sample | Result | Margin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Governor for Nexstar Media | Oct 10–Oct 12 | 800 LV | Lamont 51 · Fazio 38 | D+13 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Iowa for Nexstar Media Group | Oct 5–Oct 6 | 650 LV | Turek 45 · Hinson 47 | R+2 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Iowa Governor for Nexstar Media Group | Oct 5–Oct 6 | 650 LV | Sand 49 · Lahn 45 | D+4 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| New York Governor for WPIX | Oct 3–Oct 5 | 900 LV | Hochul 52 · Blakeman 40 | D+12 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| New York's 17th District for WPIX | Sep 27–Sep 29 | 400 LV | Conley 48 · Lawler 46 | D+2 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Kansas for Nexstar Media Group | Sep 15–Sep 16 | 750 LV | Hamilton 45 · Marshall 43 | D+2 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Kansas Governor for Nexstar Media Group | Sep 15–Sep 16 | 750 LV | Holscher 44 · Masterson 51 | R+7 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Michigan | Sep 12–Sep 14 | 1,000 LV | El-Sayed 48 · Rogers 46 | D+2 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Texas | Sep 12–Sep 14 | 1,000 LV | Talarico 47 · Paxton 46 | D+1 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Michigan Governor | Sep 12–Sep 14 | 1,000 LV | Benson 49 · James 42 | D+7 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Texas Governor | Sep 12–Sep 14 | 1,000 LV | Hinojosa 46 · Abbott 49 | R+3 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Nevada Governor | Sep 5–Sep 8 | 680 LV | Ford 44 · Lombardo 42 | D+2 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Iowa | Aug 31–Sep 1 | 750 LV | Turek 45 · Hinson 50 | R+5 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Iowa Governor | Aug 31–Sep 1 | 750 LV | Sand 49 · Lahn 46 | D+3 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Texas | Aug 9–Aug 10 | 1,000 LV | Talarico 46 · Paxton 47 | R+1 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Texas Governor for Nexstar Media | Aug 9–Aug 10 | 1,000 LV | Hinojosa 45 · Abbott 49 | R+4 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Iowa | Aug 2–Aug 4 | 712 LV | Turek 45 · Hinson 48 | R+3 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Iowa Governor | Aug 2–Aug 4 | 712 LV | Sand 48 · Lahn 43 | D+5 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Washington's 3rd District for the Northwest Progressive Institute | Jul 8–Jul 10 | 500 LV | Perez 42 · Braun 43 | R+1 | nwprogressive.org ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Florida (special) | Mar 29–Mar 31 | 1,125 LV | Nixon 36 · Moody 47 | R+11 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Florida Governor | Mar 29–Mar 31 | 1,165 LV | Jolly 39 · Donalds 44 | R+5 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in New Hampshire | Mar 21–Mar 23 | 1,000 LV | Pappas 45 · Sununu 44 | D+1 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Georgia for Nexstar Media | Feb 28–Mar 2 | 1,000 LV | Ossoff 48 · Collins 43 | D+5 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Minnesota | Feb 6–Feb 8 | 1,000 LV | Flanagan 47 · Tafoya 41 | D+6 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Minnesota Governor | Feb 6–Feb 8 | 1,000 LV | Klobuchar 51 · Demuth 38 | D+13 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Michigan | Jan 24–Jan 25 | 1,000 LV | El-Sayed 43 · Rogers 43 | Even | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Texas | Jan 10–Jan 12 | 1,165 RV | Talarico 46 · Paxton 46 | Even | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Texas Governor for Nexstar Media | Jan 10–Jan 12 | 1,165 RV | Hinojosa 42 · Abbott 50 | R+8 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Ohio (special) | Dec 6–Dec 8 | 850 RV | Brown 46 · Husted 49 | R+3 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Ohio Governor | Dec 6–Dec 8 | 850 RV | Acton 46 · Ramaswamy 45 | D+1 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Nevada Governor | Nov 16–Nov 18 | 800 RV | Ford 41 · Lombardo 41 | Even | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Arizona Governor | Nov 8–Nov 10 | 850 RV | Hobbs 44 · Biggs 43 | D+1 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Ohio (special) | Aug 18–Aug 19 | 1,000 RV | Brown 44 · Husted 50 | R+6 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Ohio Governor | Aug 18–Aug 19 | 1,000 RV | Acton 39 · Ramaswamy 49 | R+10 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in North Carolina | Jul 28–Jul 30 | 1,000 RV | Cooper 47 · Whatley 41 | D+6 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
Generic congressional ballot
Which party voters would back for the House. The national House forecast.
| Dates | Sample | Dem. | Rep. | Margin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21–Sep 22 | 1,000 LV | 53 | 42 | D+11 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Aug 16–Aug 17 | 1,000 LV | 51 | 43 | D+8 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Jul 19–Jul 20 | 1,100 LV | 53 | 42 | D+11 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Jun 7–Jun 8 | 1,200 LV | 50 | 40 | D+10 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| May 24–May 25 | 1,000 LV | 50 | 41 | D+9 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Apr 24–Apr 26 | 1,000 LV | 50 | 40 | D+10 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Mar 16–Mar 17 | 1,000 LV | 49 | 42 | D+7 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Feb 21–Feb 22 | 1,000 LV | 50 | 42 | D+8 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Jan 17–Jan 19 | 1,000 LV | 48 | 42 | D+6 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Dec 14–Dec 15 | 1,000 RV | 44 | 42 | D+2 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Nov 3–Nov 4 | 1,000 RV | 44 | 40 | D+4 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Oct 13–Oct 14 | 1,000 RV | 44 | 43 | D+1 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Aug 25–Aug 26 | 1,000 RV | 43 | 43 | Even | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Jul 21–Jul 22 | 1,400 LV | 44 | 42 | D+2 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Jun 24–Jun 25 | 1,000 LV | 43 | 40 | D+3 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |
| Mar 2–Mar 3 | 1,000 RV | 44 | 41 | D+3 | emersoncollegepolling.com ↗ |