Polls this week: January 12–18, 2026
62 new polls from 26 pollsters, across 11 topics. The biggest move: North Carolina Senate, toward Democrats 19.0 points compared with the 30 days before.
| Topic | Polls | This week | Before | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump approval CNN/SSRS, Global Strategy Group, Impact Research/National Research, Ipsos and 9 more |
21 | net -13.5 | net -11.2 | down 2.3 |
| Generic congressional ballot CNN/SSRS, Impact Research/National Research, Ipsos, Morning Consult and 5 more |
14 | D+4.1 | D+4.5 | little change |
| Texas Senate Emerson College, HIT Strategies |
3 | R+1.4 | – | no earlier polls |
| JD Vance approval CNN/SSRS, Quinnipiac University |
3 | net -13.0 | net -12.8 | little change |
| Texas governor Emerson College |
2 | R+7.9 | – | no earlier polls |
| Alaska Senate Public Policy Polling |
1 | D+2.0 | D+1.6 | little change |
| House: CO-03 Expedition Strategies |
1 | R+9.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| House: MI-10 Public Policy Polling |
1 | R+2.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| House: MT-01 Peak Insights |
1 | R+10.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| North Carolina Senate TIPP Insights |
1 | D+24.0 | D+5.0 | toward Democrats 19.0 |
| Congress approval Gallup |
1 | net -60.0 | net -45.2 | down 14.8 |
Races: Democrat-minus-Republican margin. Approval: approve minus disapprove. Simple averages per poll.