Polls this week: August 31 – September 6, 2026
55 new polls from 33 pollsters, across 26 topics. The biggest move: Ohio governor, toward Democrats 11.7 points compared with the 30 days before.
| Topic | Polls | This week | Before | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic congressional ballot Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network/YouGov, Cygnal Political, Focaldata, Impact Research and 5 more |
10 | D+6.5 | D+4.9 | toward Democrats 1.6 |
| Donald Trump approval ActiVote, Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network/YouGov, Focaldata, Ipsos and 6 more |
10 | net -19.7 | net -17.9 | down 1.8 |
| Iowa Senate Emerson College, Global Strategy Group |
2 | R+0.5 | R+0.2 | little change |
| Michigan Senate CNN/SSRS, Glengariff Group, Inc. |
2 | D+0.8 | D+3.4 | toward Republicans 2.6 |
| Michigan governor CNN/SSRS, Glengariff Group, Inc. |
2 | D+6.5 | D+8.2 | toward Republicans 1.7 |
| North Carolina Senate East Carolina University, Elon University/YouGov |
2 | D+9.5 | D+8.1 | toward Democrats 1.4 |
| Texas Senate Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research, YouGov |
2 | D+4.5 | D+2.0 | toward Democrats 2.5 |
| Texas governor Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research, YouGov |
2 | R+1.5 | R+3.9 | toward Democrats 2.4 |
| House: AL-02 Tulchin Research |
1 | tied | – | no earlier polls |
| Arizona governor BSP Research |
1 | D+13.0 | D+7.1 | toward Democrats 5.9 |
| House: CA-48 SurveyUSA |
1 | D+3.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| Iowa governor Emerson College |
1 | D+3.0 | D+4.7 | toward Republicans 1.7 |
| Maine Senate CNN/SSRS |
1 | D+3.0 | D+4.7 | toward Republicans 1.7 |
| Maine governor CNN/SSRS |
1 | D+13.0 | D+11.0 | toward Democrats 2.0 |
| Minnesota Senate TIPP Insights |
1 | D+2.1 | D+5.0 | toward Republicans 2.9 |
| Minnesota governor TIPP Insights |
1 | D+9.8 | D+16.0 | toward Republicans 6.2 |
| House: NC-09 Lake Research Partners |
1 | R+4.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| House: NE-01 Global Strategy Group |
1 | D+4.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| Nebraska governor Public Policy Polling |
1 | R+1.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| New York governor McLaughlin & Associates |
1 | D+3.9 | D+13.0 | toward Republicans 9.1 |
| House: NV-02 GBAO |
1 | D+1.0 | R+3.0 | toward Democrats 4.0 |
| House: NY-21 Impact Research |
1 | R+3.0 | R+4.5 | toward Democrats 1.5 |
| Ohio Senate Concord Public Opinion Partners |
1 | D+10.0 | D+5.2 | toward Democrats 4.8 |
| Ohio governor Concord Public Opinion Partners |
1 | D+12.0 | D+0.3 | toward Democrats 11.7 |
| House: TN-09 Hart Research Associates |
1 | R+4.0 | – | no earlier polls |
| House: TX-35 Normington, Petts & Associates |
1 | R+1.0 | – | no earlier polls |
Races: Democrat-minus-Republican margin. Approval: approve minus disapprove. Simple averages per poll.