2026 Generic Ballot
National Democratic vs Republican generic ballot polling average.
49 pollsHigh
Average
D+4.8
7-Day Trend
-0.7
30-Day Trend
-2.1
Quality
Poll Trend
Raw polls as scatter dots sized by weight, with a LOESS-smoothed trend line and confidence band.
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Polls: 49Confidence: highTrend: -2.1
Recent Polls
| Pollster | Grade | Date | Democratic | Republican | Net | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantus Insights | — | Mar 3, 2026 | 48.0% | 42.0% | +6.0 | 0.67 |
| YouGov | — | Mar 2, 2026 | 45.0% | 41.0% | +4.0 | 0.55 |
| YouGov | — | Mar 2, 2026 | 40.0% | 33.0% | +7.0 | 0.53 |
| The Public Sentiment Institute | — | Feb 28, 2026 | 50.0% | 41.0% | +9.0 | 0.24 |
| The Public Sentiment Institute | — | Feb 28, 2026 | 41.0% | 33.0% | +8.0 | 0.25 |
| YouGov | — | Feb 27, 2026 | 45.0% | 40.0% | +5.0 | 0.52 |
| HarrisX/Harris | — | Feb 26, 2026 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.58 |
| HarrisX/Harris | — | Feb 26, 2026 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.14 |
| Grayhouse(REP) | — | Feb 23, 2026 | 43.0% | 40.0% | +3.0 | 0.31 |
| YouGov | — | Feb 23, 2026 | 45.0% | 41.0% | +4.0 | 0.44 |
| YouGov | — | Feb 23, 2026 | 39.0% | 34.0% | +5.0 | 0.42 |
| Echelon Insights | — | Feb 23, 2026 | 50.0% | 46.0% | +4.0 | 0.40 |
| Ipsos | — | Feb 23, 2026 | 40.0% | 38.0% | +2.0 | 0.53 |
| Ipsos | — | Feb 23, 2026 | 40.0% | 38.0% | +2.0 | 0.53 |
| Ipsos | — | Feb 23, 2026 | 35.0% | 32.0% | +3.0 | 0.48 |
| Emerson College | — | Feb 22, 2026 | 50.4% | 42.4% | +8.0 | 0.39 |
| Morning Consult | — | Feb 22, 2026 | 46.0% | 42.0% | +4.0 | 0.51 |
| Morning Consult | — | Feb 22, 2026 | 45.0% | 42.0% | +3.0 | 0.51 |
| Verasight | — | Feb 20, 2026 | 52.0% | 42.0% | +10.0 | 0.40 |
| Verasight | — | Feb 20, 2026 | 50.0% | 40.0% | +10.0 | 0.38 |