2026 National Generic Ballot

Daily weighted average across included polls using recency, sample size, LV/RV/A adjustments, and PSI Gold Standard upweighting.

Republicans
42.3%
Daily weighted avg
Democrats
46.4%
Daily weighted avg
Margin
D+4.1
Republicans − Democrats
Polls
142
Included in model
Polling average
Party trendlines over time; Hover to view data
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RepublicansDemocrats
This chart displays daily weighted averages, not raw poll points.
Included polls
Sorted by end date
PollsterEnd dateNTypeWeightRepublicansDemocratsMargin
Economist/YouGov
2026-02-021,504RV×1.0040%44%D+4.0
Morning Consult
2026-02-012,201RV×1.0042%47%D+5.0
Harvard-Harris
2026-01-292,000RV×1.0048%52%D+4.0
Cygnal
2026-01-281,004LV×1.0044%48%D+4.0
Marquette
2026-01-28LV×1.0045%52%D+7.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-01-261,520RV×1.0038%43%D+5.0
FOX News
2026-01-261,005RV×1.0046%52%D+6.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2026-01-25906RV×1.0037%41%D+4.0
Morning Consult
2026-01-252,201RV×1.0043%45%D+2.0
Big Data PollGold
2026-01-242,909(eff 11,636)LV×2.0044%48%D+4.0
Quantus Insights
2026-01-221,000RV×1.0041%47%D+6.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-01-191,549RV×1.0039%43%D+4.0
EmersonGold
2026-01-191,000(eff 4,000)LV×2.0042%48%D+6.0
Morning Consult
2026-01-182,201RV×1.0043%45%D+2.0
NY Times/Siena
2026-01-171,625RV×1.0043%48%D+5.0
Rasmussen ReportsGold
2026-01-142,273(eff 9,092)LV×2.0041%47%D+6.0
Wall Street Journal
2026-01-131,500RV×1.0043%47%D+4.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2026-01-13941RV×1.0038%40%D+2.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-01-121,437RV×1.0040%44%D+4.0
Morning Consult
2026-01-122,201RV×1.0043%46%D+3.0
CNN
2026-01-12968RV×1.0041%46%D+5.0
RMG Research**
2026-01-082,000RV×1.0046%47%D+1.0
Cygnal
2026-01-081,500LV×1.0045%48%D+3.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-01-051,389RV×1.0039%45%D+6.0
Morning Consult
2026-01-042,201RV×1.0042%45%D+3.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-291,420RV×1.0038%42%D+4.0
Big Data PollGold
2025-12-283,412(eff 13,648)LV×2.0044%49%D+5.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-221,425RV×1.0040%43%D+3.0
Morning Consult
2025-12-212,203RV×1.0043%47%D+4.0
Atlas Intel
2025-12-192,315A×1.0038%54%D+16.0
Quantus Insights
2025-12-161,000RV×1.0041%43%D+2.0
Quinnipiac
2025-12-151,035RV×1.0043%47%D+4.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-12-15775RV×1.0036%40%D+4.0
Morning Consult
2025-12-152,201RV×1.0044%45%D+1.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-151,453RV×1.0039%43%D+4.0
EmersonGold
2025-12-151,000(eff 4,000)RV×2.0042%44%D+2.0
Big Data PollGold
2025-12-123,004(eff 12,016)RV×2.0043%47%D+4.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-12-083,521RV×1.0039%40%D+1.0
CNBC
2025-12-08800RV×1.0046%50%D+4.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-081,380RV×1.0037%42%D+5.0
Cygnal
2025-12-071,500LV×1.0044%48%D+4.0
Morning Consult
2025-12-072,201RV×1.0043%46%D+3.0
Quantus Insights
2025-12-051,000RV×1.0040%44%D+4.0
RMG Research**
2025-12-042,000RV×1.0045%41%R+4.0
Big Data PollGold
2025-12-012,008(eff 8,032)RV×2.0042%44%D+2.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-011,456RV×1.0039%45%D+6.0
Morning Consult
2025-11-302,200RV×1.0041%45%D+4.0
Daily Mail
2025-11-25797LV×1.0046%50%D+4.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-11-241,511RV×1.0039%44%D+5.0
Rasmussen ReportsGold
2025-11-232,410(eff 9,640)LV×2.0042%45%D+3.0
Morning Consult
2025-11-232,200RV×1.0043%45%D+2.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-11-171,382RV×1.0040%43%D+3.0
Morning Consult
2025-11-162,201RV×1.0044%46%D+2.0
NPR/PBS/Marist
2025-11-131,291RV×1.0041%55%D+14.0
Marquette
2025-11-12903RV×1.0044%49%D+5.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-11-12938RV×1.0040%41%D+1.0
Quantus Insights
2025-11-121,000RV×1.0039%44%D+5.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-11-101,500RV×1.0039%46%D+7.0
Morning Consult
2025-11-092,201RV×1.0043%48%D+5.0
Cygnal
2025-11-061,500RV×1.0044%50%D+6.0
EmersonGold
2025-11-041,000(eff 4,000)RV×2.0040%44%D+4.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-11-031,475RV×1.0041%44%D+3.0
Morning Consult
2025-11-022,202RV×1.0042%45%D+3.0
CNN
2025-10-30954RV×1.0042%47%D+5.0
Big Data PollGold
2025-10-292,984(eff 11,936)RV×2.0041%43%D+2.0
NewsNation
2025-10-291,159LV×1.0047%47%Even
ABC/Wash Post/Ipsos
2025-10-282,203RV×1.0044%46%D+2.0
NBC News
2025-10-281,000RV×1.0042%50%D+8.0
Yahoo News
2025-10-271,197RV×1.0040%45%D+5.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-10-271,476RV×1.0040%43%D+3.0
Morning Consult
2025-10-262,202RV×1.0042%45%D+3.0
Quinnipiac
2025-10-201,327RV×1.0041%50%D+9.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-10-201,448RV×1.0040%45%D+5.0
Morning Consult
2025-10-192,200RV×1.0043%46%D+3.0
EmersonGold
2025-10-141,000(eff 4,000)RV×2.0043%44%D+1.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-10-131,467RV×1.0040%43%D+3.0
CNBC
2025-10-12RV×1.0047%48%D+1.0
Morning Consult
2025-10-122,202RV×1.0043%46%D+3.0
Cygnal
2025-10-081,500LV×1.0045%48%D+3.0
Quantus Insights
2025-10-081,000RV×1.0043%42%R+1.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-10-061,490RV×1.0039%44%D+5.0
Morning Consult
2025-10-052,200RV×1.0043%46%D+3.0
Yahoo News
2025-09-291,126RV×1.0040%44%D+4.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-291,518RV×1.0041%44%D+3.0
NY Times/Siena
2025-09-271,313RV×1.0045%47%D+2.0
RMG Research**
2025-09-242,000RV×1.0046%45%R+1.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-221,392RV×1.0042%45%D+3.0
Atlas Intel
2025-09-161,066A×1.0044%52%D+8.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-151,420RV×1.0041%43%D+2.0
NAIP**
2025-09-132,071LV×1.0043%45%D+2.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-081,487RV×1.0040%44%D+4.0
Morning Consult
2025-09-072,200RV×1.0041%45%D+4.0
Cygnal
2025-09-031,500RV×1.0045%48%D+3.0
Yahoo News
2025-09-021,136RV×1.0040%44%D+4.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-021,549RV×1.0039%43%D+4.0
CNN
2025-09-01RV×1.0048%52%D+4.0
EmersonGold
2025-08-261,000(eff 4,000)RV×2.0043%43%Even
Economist/YouGov
2025-08-251,377RV×1.0041%43%D+2.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-08-241,022A×1.0034%38%D+4.0
RMG Research**
2025-08-212,000RV×1.0047%47%Even
Economist/YouGov
2025-08-181,408RV×1.0039%44%D+5.0
Quantus Insights
2025-08-131,000RV×1.0042%45%D+3.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-08-111,474RV×1.0040%42%D+2.0
Cygnal
2025-08-091,500RV×1.0046%47%D+1.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-08-041,528RV×1.0038%44%D+6.0
CNBC
2025-08-031,000A×1.0044%49%D+5.0
Yahoo News
2025-07-281,167RV×1.0039%46%D+7.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-07-281,610RV×1.0041%43%D+2.0
EmersonGold
2025-07-221,400(eff 5,600)RV×2.0042%44%D+2.0
Wall Street Journal
2025-07-201,500RV×1.0043%46%D+3.0
Atlas Intel
2025-07-181,935A×1.0043%51%D+8.0
Rasmussen ReportsGold
2025-07-172,288(eff 9,152)LV×2.0042%46%D+4.0
RMG Research**
2025-07-162,000RV×1.0049%45%R+4.0
Quantus Insights
2025-07-161,000RV×1.0042%44%D+2.0
Big Data PollGold
2025-07-143,022(eff 12,088)RV×2.0041%42%D+1.0
Cygnal
2025-07-021,500LV×1.0046%47%D+1.0
EmersonGold
2025-06-251,000(eff 4,000)RV×2.0040%43%D+3.0
RMG Research**
2025-06-191,000RV×1.0052%44%R+8.0
Quantus Insights
2025-06-111,000RV×1.0043%43%Even
Quantus Insights
2025-06-041,000RV×1.0045%46%D+1.0
Cygnal
2025-06-041,500LV×1.0047%47%Even
Economist/YouGov
2025-06-021,436RV×1.0042%44%D+2.0
Atlas Intel
2025-05-273,469A×1.0042%51%D+9.0
RMG Research**
2025-05-211,000RV×1.0045%48%D+3.0
Rasmussen ReportsGold
2025-05-151,012(eff 4,048)LV×2.0044%45%D+1.0
Quantus Insights
2025-05-071,000RV×1.0045%45%Even
Big Data PollGold
2025-05-053,128(eff 12,512)RV×2.0042%40%R+2.0
NewsNation
2025-04-271,448RV×1.0040%45%D+5.0
NY Times/Siena
2025-04-24913RV×1.0044%47%D+3.0
FOX News
2025-04-211,104RV×1.0042%49%D+7.0
RMG Research**
2025-04-161,000RV×1.0045%50%D+5.0
CNBC
2025-04-13800RV×1.0046%48%D+2.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-04-081,563RV×1.0042%43%D+1.0
Cygnal
2025-04-031,500LV×1.0047%48%D+1.0
Wall Street Journal
2025-04-011,500RV×1.0043%44%D+1.0
Quantus Insights
2025-03-271,000RV×1.0046%45%R+1.0
NBC News
2025-03-111,000RV×1.0047%48%D+1.0
EmersonGold
2025-03-031,000(eff 4,000)RV×2.0041%44%D+3.0
CC Labs**
2025-02-061,102RV×1.0044%45%D+1.0
Cygnal
2025-02-051,500LV×1.0047%46%R+1.0
Fabrizio/Anzalone
2025-02-013,000RV×1.0043%43%Even
Quantus Insights
2025-01-231,000RV×1.0048%45%R+3.0