Polls this week: August 17–23, 2026
65 new polls from 36 pollsters, across 29 topics. The biggest move: House: NY-21, toward Republicans 17.0 points compared with the 30 days before.
| Topic | Polls | This week | Before | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump approval American Research Group, Echelon Insights, Emerson College, Ipsos and 7 more |
11 | net -19.7 | net -18.1 | down 1.6 |
| Generic congressional ballot Echelon Insights, Emerson College, Ipsos, The Bullfinch Group and 2 more |
6 | D+6.1 | D+5.5 | toward Democrats 0.6 |
| Pennsylvania governor Bravo Group, Franklin & Marshall College, The New York Times/Siena University |
4 | D+22.2 | D+16.0 | toward Democrats 6.2 |
| Wisconsin governor Marquette University Law School, TIPP Insights |
4 | D+2.8 | D+3.0 | little change |
| Arizona governor HighGround, NextGen Polling, Quantus Insights |
3 | D+7.7 | D+6.5 | toward Democrats 1.2 |
| Michigan Senate Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social Research/YouGov, Susquehanna Polling & Research |
3 | D+5.3 | R+0.8 | toward Democrats 6.1 |
| Michigan governor Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social Research/YouGov |
2 | D+9.5 | D+7.2 | toward Democrats 2.3 |
| New Hampshire Senate Saint Anselm College Survey Center |
2 | D+9.5 | – | no earlier polls |
| Rhode Island governor Emerson College |
2 | D+26.4 | – | no earlier polls |
| House: AK-01 Alaska Survey Research |
1 | R+44.9 | – | no earlier polls |
| Alaska Senate Alaska Survey Research |
1 | D+1.2 | D+1.6 | little change |
| Arkansas Senate J.L. Partners |
1 | R+16.0 | D+0.2 | toward Republicans 16.2 |
| Georgia Senate InsiderAdvantage |
1 | D+7.5 | – | no earlier polls |
| Georgia governor InsiderAdvantage |
1 | R+0.1 | D+1.5 | toward Republicans 1.6 |
| Iowa governor Suffolk University |
1 | D+4.2 | D+5.0 | toward Republicans 0.8 |
| Iowa Senate Suffolk University |
1 | R+4.6 | R+3.0 | toward Republicans 1.6 |
| House: KY-06 Lake Research Partners |
1 | D+1.0 | tied | toward Democrats 1.0 |
| Minnesota governor SurveyUSA |
1 | D+16.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| Minnesota Senate SurveyUSA |
1 | D+5.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| House: NC-07 Public Policy Polling |
1 | R+6.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| New Hampshire governor Saint Anselm College Survey Center |
1 | R+11.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| New York governor Concord Public Opinion Partners |
1 | D+16.0 | D+11.0 | toward Democrats 5.0 |
| House: NH-02 Saint Anselm College Survey Center |
1 | D+15.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| House: NY-21 J.L. Partners |
1 | R+13.0 | D+4.0 | toward Republicans 17.0 |
| House: PA-01 GQR |
1 | R+1.0 | R+4.0 | toward Democrats 3.0 |
| House: TX-15 Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center |
1 | D+5.0 | D+5.5 | toward Republicans 0.5 |
| House: TX-28 Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center |
1 | D+11.0 | D+11.0 | little change |
| House: TX-34 Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center |
1 | D+3.0 | D+3.0 | little change |
| Supreme Court approval RMG Research |
1 | net -8.0 | – | no earlier polls |
Races: Democrat-minus-Republican margin. Approval: approve minus disapprove. Simple averages per poll.