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Polls about 2026

Every tracked poll about 2026, newest first. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.

Average result

Unweighted mean across 841 matching polls

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Average result
Choice	%
Dem	45.8%
Rep	41.8%

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Polls, newest first
End date	Pollster	Sample	Results
5/18/2026	The Rainey Center	1,010 RV	Dem 45% Rep 43%
5/18/2026	YouGov for The Economist	1,375 RV	Dem 46% Rep 43%
5/18/2026	YouGov for The Economist	1,543 A	Dem 40% Rep 35%
5/17/2026	Morning Consult	2,203 RV	Dem 47% Rep 41%
5/17/2026	Morning Consult	28,525 RV	Dem 46% Rep 42%
5/15/2026	The New York Times/Siena University	1,507 RV	Dem 49.5% Rep 39.1%
5/15/2026	YouGov for CBS News	1,397 RV	Dem 45% Rep 40%
5/11/2026	Ipsos for Reuters	993 RV	Dem 41% Rep 35%
5/11/2026	Ipsos for Reuters	1,254 A	Dem 36% Rep 31%
5/11/2026	YouGov for The Economist	1,408 RV	Dem 45% Rep 40%
5/11/2026	YouGov for The Economist	1,547 A	Dem 37% Rep 34%
5/10/2026	Change Research	2,244 RV	Dem 45% Rep 42%
5/10/2026	Morning Consult	24,000 RV	Dem 45% Rep 42%
5/7/2026	AtlasIntel	2,069 A	Dem 54.6% Rep 40.1%
5/7/2026	Cygnal for Conservative Energy Network	1,500 LV	Dem 48% Rep 41%
5/6/2026	Cygnal	1,500 LV	Dem 48.5% Rep 42.4%
5/6/2026	RMG Research for Napolitan Institute	2,000 RV	Dem 50% Rep 41%
5/5/2026	Focaldata for Financial Times	3,017 RV	Dem 51.9% Rep 44.5%
5/5/2026	Focaldata for Financial Times	3,612 A	Rep 38.8% Dem 46.4%
5/5/2026	HarrisX	1,891 LV	Dem 48% Rep 46%
5/5/2026	HarrisX for Forbes	2,359 RV	Dem 46% Rep 45%
5/5/2026	HarrisX for Forbes	2,569 A	Dem 46% Rep 45%
5/4/2026	CNN/SSRS	— RV	Dem 45% Rep 42%
5/4/2026	YouGov for The Economist	1,406 RV	Dem 44% Rep 41%
5/4/2026	YouGov for The Economist	1,570 A	Dem 38% Rep 34%