National Sentiment · Direction of the Country

Right Track /
Wrong Track

Daily weighted average across all included polls — recency decay, √n sample adjustment, LV/RV/A screen, and PSI Gold Standard upweighting.

LIVE TRACKING★ GOLD STANDARD ×3 WEIGHT213 POLLS IN MODELRECENCY · √N · LV/RV/A
RIGHT TRACK40.2%
WRONG TRACK54.9%
SPREAD-14.7
Right Track
40.2%
Daily weighted avg
Wrong Track
54.9%
Daily weighted avg
Spread
-14.7
Right − Wrong
Polls
213
Included in model
CURRENT READING
MIXEDClosely divided — competitive environment for both parties
OPTIMISM THRESHOLD
45%+
COMPETITIVE ZONE
38–44%
WRONG TRACK MAJORITY
<38%
CURRENT RIGHT TRACK
40.2%
TRENDLINE
Right Track / Wrong Track national polling average
Right Track & Wrong Track trendlines — hover to view daily values
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ALL INCLUDED POLLS
★ GOLD STANDARD = ×3 WEIGHTSORTED BY END DATE ↓
POLLSTEREND DATENTYPEWEIGHTRIGHT TRACKWRONG TRACKSPREAD
Economist/YouGov
2026-03-161,429RV×1.0034%59%-25.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-03-121,845(eff 16,605)LV×3.0041%54%-13.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-03-091,405RV×1.0035%59%-24.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-03-051,851(eff 16,659)LV×3.0041%54%-13.0
NPR/PBS/Marist
2026-03-041,392RV×1.0040%60%-20.0
Cygnal
2026-03-041,500LV×1.0043%55%-12.0
Quantus Insights
2026-03-031,624LV×1.0041%54%-13.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-03-021,366RV×1.0034%58%-24.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-02-261,887(eff 16,983)LV×3.0040%54%-14.0
Harvard-Harris
2026-02-261,999RV×1.0038%52%-14.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-02-231,402RV×1.0034%58%-24.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-02-191,899(eff 17,091)LV×3.0044%51%-7.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2026-02-182,012(eff 18,108)RV×3.0036%57%-21.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2026-02-161,117A×1.0021%64%-43.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-02-161,512RV×1.0032%60%-28.0
Quantus Insights
2026-02-131,515LV×1.0038%60%-22.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-02-121,846(eff 16,614)LV×3.0042%52%-10.0
Yahoo News
2026-02-121,149RV×1.0034%59%-25.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-02-091,551RV×1.0033%61%-28.0
NBC News Decision Desk
2026-02-0621,995A×1.0035%65%-30.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-02-051,822(eff 16,398)LV×3.0036%59%-23.0
Cygnal
2026-02-041,500LV×1.0043%54%-11.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-02-021,504RV×1.0035%59%-24.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-01-291,890(eff 17,010)LV×3.0041%54%-13.0
Harvard-Harris
2026-01-292,000RV×1.0038%52%-14.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-01-261,520RV×1.0033%60%-27.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2026-01-243,280(eff 29,520)RV×3.0036%53%-17.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-01-221,929(eff 17,361)LV×3.0041%53%-12.0
Quantus Insights
2026-01-221,000RV×1.0035%58%-23.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-01-191,549RV×1.0034%59%-25.0
EmersonGOLD
2026-01-191,000(eff 9,000)LV×3.0044%56%-12.0
NY Times/Siena
2026-01-171,625RV×1.0037%56%-19.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-01-151,908(eff 17,172)LV×3.0037%57%-20.0
Wall Street Journal
2026-01-131,500RV×1.0039%57%-18.0
Yahoo News
2026-01-121,149RV×1.0035%58%-23.0
Quinnipiac
2026-01-121,133RV×1.0038%56%-18.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-01-121,437RV×1.0034%59%-25.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2026-01-081,880(eff 16,920)LV×3.0041%53%-12.0
Cygnal
2026-01-081,500LV×1.0042%55%-13.0
Economist/YouGov
2026-01-051,389RV×1.0038%56%-18.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-12-301,111(eff 9,999)LV×3.0040%53%-13.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-291,420RV×1.0036%57%-21.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2025-12-283,412(eff 30,708)LV×3.0036%54%-18.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-12-231,099(eff 9,891)LV×3.0040%54%-14.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-221,425RV×1.0037%55%-18.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-12-181,871(eff 16,839)LV×3.0040%54%-14.0
Quantus Insights
2025-12-161,000RV×1.0034%56%-22.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-151,453RV×1.0037%56%-19.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2025-12-123,004(eff 27,036)RV×3.0038%52%-14.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-12-111,933(eff 17,397)LV×3.0041%53%-12.0
NPR/PBS/Marist
2025-12-111,261RV×1.0038%61%-23.0
NBC News Decision Desk
2025-12-0820,252A×1.0036%64%-28.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-081,380RV×1.0036%57%-21.0
Cygnal
2025-12-071,500LV×1.0040%57%-17.0
Quantus Insights
2025-12-051,000RV×1.0036%55%-19.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-12-041,890(eff 17,010)LV×3.0036%58%-22.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-12-042,204RV×1.0039%52%-13.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2025-12-012,008(eff 18,072)RV×3.0036%52%-16.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-12-011,456RV×1.0036%57%-21.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-11-251,176(eff 10,584)LV×3.0040%54%-14.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-11-241,511RV×1.0037%55%-18.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2025-11-212,006(eff 18,054)RV×3.0036%53%-17.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-11-202,020(eff 18,180)LV×3.0039%54%-15.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-11-171,382RV×1.0034%59%-25.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-11-131,925(eff 17,325)LV×3.0036%59%-23.0
Marquette
2025-11-121,052A×1.0034%66%-32.0
Quantus Insights
2025-11-121,000RV×1.0035%55%-20.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-11-101,500RV×1.0035%58%-23.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-11-062,022(eff 18,198)LV×3.0038%57%-19.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-11-062,000RV×1.0035%54%-19.0
Cygnal
2025-11-061,500RV×1.0037%59%-22.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-11-031,475RV×1.0035%57%-22.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-10-301,929(eff 17,361)LV×3.0040%55%-15.0
NewsNation
2025-10-291,159LV×1.0040%60%-20.0
ABC/Wash Post/Ipsos
2025-10-282,203RV×1.0034%65%-31.0
NBC News
2025-10-281,000RV×1.0037%61%-24.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2025-10-282,984(eff 26,856)RV×3.0039%51%-12.0
Yahoo News
2025-10-271,197RV×1.0035%58%-23.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-10-271,476RV×1.0035%59%-24.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-10-231,925(eff 17,325)LV×3.0039%54%-15.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-10-201,448RV×1.0034%58%-24.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-10-161,995(eff 17,955)LV×3.0043%51%-8.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-10-131,467RV×1.0035%57%-22.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-10-091,964(eff 17,676)LV×3.0044%52%-8.0
Cygnal
2025-10-081,500LV×1.0042%55%-13.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-10-061,490RV×1.0034%58%-24.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-10-021,943(eff 17,487)LV×3.0041%53%-12.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-10-022,413RV×1.0040%50%-10.0
Yahoo News
2025-09-291,129RV×1.0034%59%-25.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-291,518RV×1.0037%57%-20.0
NY Times/Siena
2025-09-271,313RV×1.0036%58%-22.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-09-251,951(eff 17,559)LV×3.0042%52%-10.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-221,392RV×1.0035%59%-24.0
Quantus Insights
2025-09-211,000LV×1.0042%54%-12.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-09-181,932(eff 17,388)LV×3.0042%52%-10.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-151,420RV×1.0032%62%-30.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-09-112,509(eff 22,581)RV×3.0042%53%-11.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-081,487RV×1.0037%57%-20.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-09-041,578(eff 14,202)LV×3.0044%52%-8.0
Cygnal
2025-09-031,500RV×1.0043%54%-11.0
Yahoo News
2025-09-021,138RV×1.0036%57%-21.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-09-021,549RV×1.0039%55%-16.0
NBC News Decision Desk
2025-09-0130,196A×1.0039%61%-22.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-08-281,932(eff 17,388)LV×3.0045%50%-5.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-08-251,377RV×1.0038%56%-18.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-08-241,022A×1.0030%57%-27.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-08-211,906(eff 17,154)LV×3.0046%49%-3.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-08-212,025RV×1.0040%50%-10.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-08-181,408RV×1.0038%55%-17.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-08-141,967(eff 17,703)LV×3.0044%49%-5.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-08-111,474RV×1.0039%53%-14.0
Cygnal
2025-08-091,500RV×1.0044%53%-9.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-08-071,953(eff 17,577)LV×3.0043%51%-8.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-08-041,528RV×1.0038%55%-17.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-07-312,027(eff 18,243)LV×3.0045%50%-5.0
Yahoo News
2025-07-281,168RV×1.0040%54%-14.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-07-281,610RV×1.0039%54%-15.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-07-271,709(eff 15,381)LV×3.0044%52%-8.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-07-271,023A×1.0029%56%-27.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-07-211,551RV×1.0037%56%-19.0
Wall Street Journal
2025-07-201,500RV×1.0039%55%-16.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-07-171,932(eff 17,388)LV×3.0045%50%-5.0
Marquette
2025-07-161,005A×1.0040%60%-20.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-07-141,506RV×1.0038%55%-17.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2025-07-143,022(eff 27,198)RV×3.0039%51%-12.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-07-102,178(eff 19,602)LV×3.0045%49%-4.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-07-082,044RV×1.0040%51%-11.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-07-071,389RV×1.0039%55%-16.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-07-021,484(eff 13,356)LV×3.0044%50%-6.0
Cygnal
2025-07-021,500LV×1.0044%52%-8.0
Yahoo News
2025-06-301,074RV×1.0039%55%-16.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-06-301,491RV×1.0038%56%-18.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-06-261,961(eff 17,649)LV×3.0045%49%-4.0
EmersonGOLD
2025-06-251,000(eff 9,000)RV×3.0048%53%-5.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-06-231,455RV×1.0036%55%-19.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-06-191,855(eff 16,695)LV×3.0047%47%EVEN
Economist/YouGov
2025-06-161,351RV×1.0038%54%-16.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-06-121,772(eff 15,948)LV×3.0048%47%+1.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-06-122,097RV×1.0041%51%-10.0
NBC News Decision Desk
2025-06-1019,410A×1.0039%61%-22.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-06-091,397RV×1.0038%54%-16.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-06-051,752(eff 15,768)LV×3.0044%51%-7.0
Quantus Insights
2025-06-041,000RV×1.0045%51%-6.0
Cygnal
2025-06-041,500LV×1.0047%50%-3.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-06-021,436RV×1.0042%51%-9.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-05-291,832(eff 16,488)LV×3.0048%46%+2.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-05-261,486RV×1.0041%51%-10.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-05-221,810(eff 16,290)LV×3.0048%47%+1.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-05-191,558RV×1.0041%52%-11.0
Marquette
2025-05-151,004A×1.0042%58%-16.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-05-151,716(eff 15,444)LV×3.0047%47%EVEN
Harvard-Harris
2025-05-151,903RV×1.0042%49%-7.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-05-121,610RV×1.0042%49%-7.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-05-081,762(eff 15,858)LV×3.0047%47%EVEN
Quantus Insights
2025-05-071,000RV×1.0044%50%-6.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-05-051,693RV×1.0040%53%-13.0
Big Data PollGOLD
2025-05-053,128(eff 28,152)RV×3.0041%48%-7.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-05-011,823(eff 16,407)LV×3.0045%51%-6.0
Yahoo News
2025-04-281,071RV×1.0038%52%-14.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-04-281,626RV×1.0036%54%-18.0
EmersonGOLD
2025-04-281,000(eff 9,000)RV×3.0048%52%-4.0
NewsNation
2025-04-271,448RV×1.0041%59%-18.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-04-241,767(eff 15,903)LV×3.0042%51%-9.0
NY Times/Siena
2025-04-24913RV×1.0036%53%-17.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-04-221,446RV×1.0039%53%-14.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-04-171,755(eff 15,795)LV×3.0046%48%-2.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-04-151,329RV×1.0038%52%-14.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-04-101,811(eff 16,299)LV×3.0043%51%-8.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-04-102,286RV×1.0039%49%-10.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-04-081,563RV×1.0039%53%-14.0
HarrisX
2025-04-071,883RV×1.0039%51%-12.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-04-031,746(eff 15,714)LV×3.0045%50%-5.0
Cygnal
2025-04-031,500LV×1.0044%53%-9.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-04-021,486A×1.0032%53%-21.0
Wall Street Journal
2025-04-011,500RV×1.0041%51%-10.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-04-011,465RV×1.0040%51%-11.0
Marquette
2025-03-271,021A×1.0042%58%-16.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-03-271,777(eff 15,993)LV×3.0045%50%-5.0
Quantus Insights
2025-03-271,000RV×1.0044%49%-5.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-03-272,746RV×1.0041%49%-8.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-03-251,440RV×1.0042%51%-9.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-03-231,030A×1.0030%53%-23.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-03-201,965(eff 17,685)LV×3.0045%50%-5.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-03-181,458RV×1.0043%48%-5.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-03-131,860(eff 16,740)LV×3.0045%48%-3.0
Quantus Insights
2025-03-121,000RV×1.0044%49%-5.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-03-121,422A×1.0033%52%-19.0
NBC News
2025-03-111,000RV×1.0044%54%-10.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-03-111,532RV×1.0039%52%-13.0
EmersonGOLD
2025-03-101,000(eff 9,000)RV×3.0050%50%EVEN
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-03-061,883(eff 16,947)LV×3.0043%52%-9.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-03-041,491RV×1.0040%51%-11.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-03-041,174A×1.0034%49%-15.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-02-272,033(eff 18,297)LV×3.0045%50%-5.0
NPR/PBS/Marist
2025-02-261,533RV×1.0045%54%-9.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-02-251,444RV×1.0041%49%-8.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-02-231,029A×1.0031%50%-19.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-02-201,991(eff 17,919)LV×3.0048%47%+1.0
Harvard-Harris
2025-02-202,443RV×1.0042%48%-6.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-02-184,125A×1.0034%49%-15.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-02-181,451RV×1.0041%49%-8.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-02-132,004(eff 18,036)LV×3.0046%47%-1.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-02-111,430RV×1.0038%53%-15.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-02-062,078(eff 18,702)LV×3.0045%48%-3.0
Marquette
2025-02-051,063A×1.0038%62%-24.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-02-041,423RV×1.0040%50%-10.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-01-302,096(eff 18,864)LV×3.0046%49%-3.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-01-281,376RV×1.0040%50%-10.0
EmersonGOLD
2025-01-281,000(eff 9,000)RV×3.0052%48%+4.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-01-261,034A×1.0025%54%-29.0
Rasmussen ReportsGOLD
2025-01-232,070(eff 18,630)LV×3.0039%52%-13.0
Economist/YouGov
2025-01-211,426RV×1.0028%61%-33.0
Reuters/Ipsos
2025-01-211,077A×1.0029%45%-16.0
METHODOLOGY

Right Track / Wrong Track averages are computed using a daily weighted model incorporating recency decay, square-root sample size adjustment, and screen type (LV/RV/A) weighting. Gold Standard pollsters (Big Data Poll, Rasmussen Reports, AtlasIntel, SoCalStrategies, Emerson, Trafalgar, InsiderAdvantage, Patriot Polling) receive ×3² effective sample size upweighting. The spread is Right Track minus Wrong Track. Context benchmarks based on historical Right Track distributions during midterm election cycles since 2006. Source data from RCP aggregate.