Pollsters · Updated Oct 23, 2026
The Washington Post
6 public polls in the 2026 cycle, across 6 races. Latest: Oct 5, 2026.
Also listed as The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government.
- Polls
- 66 in 6 races
- Grade
- A−Accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (how)
- House effect, 2026
- D+1.6Against other polls, in today's forecast
- House effect, past elections
- D+0.8Against other polls of the same races
Based on 14 polls of 11 races taken in the last three weeks before elections from 2016 to 2024: they missed the final margin by 2.7 points on average, 0.2 points less than other polls of the same races.
Its polls run 1.6 points more Democratic than other polls of the same races; the forecast removes that before averaging.
In past elections its polls ran 0.8 points more Democratic than other polls of the same races; today's estimate starts from that.
Race polls
Newest first. Source links go to the poll's own release.
| Race | Dates | Sample | Result | Margin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate in Maine | Sep 30–Oct 5 | 800 LV | Jackson 50 · Collins 46 | D+4 | washingtonpost.com ↗ |
| Maine Governor | Sep 30–Oct 5 | 800 LV | Pingree 49 · Charles 36 | D+13 | washingtonpost.com ↗ |
| Virginia's 1st District | Sep 23–Sep 28 | 609 LV | Taylor 50 · Wittman 46 | D+4 | washingtonpost.com ↗ |
| Virginia's 5th District | Sep 23–Sep 28 | 600 LV | Perriello 45 · McGuire 51 | R+6 | washingtonpost.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in Michigan | Sep 10–Sep 14 | 803 LV | El-Sayed 48 · Rogers 45 | D+3 | washingtonpost.com ↗ |
| Michigan Governor | Sep 10–Sep 14 | 803 LV | Benson 53 · James 41 | D+12 | washingtonpost.com ↗ |