UPDATED Jan. 28, 2022, at 5:05 PM

Do Voters Want Democrats Or Republicans In Congress?

An updating estimate of the generic congressional ballot, based on polls that ask people which party they would support in an election.

All polls

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90% OF POLLS PROJECTED TO FALL IN THIS RANGE

	DATES	POLLSTER	GRADE	SAMPLE		WEIGHT	R
•	Jan. 22-25	YouGov	B+	1,249	RV	0.46	38%	42%	Democrat +4	Tie
•	Jan. 20-24	Monmouth University	A	735	RV	1.30	51%	43%	Republican +8	R +6
•	Jan. 22-23	Morning Consult	B	2,005	RV	0.44	42%	42%	Tie	R +2
•	Jan. 21-23	InsiderAdvantage	B	850	LV	0.93	49%	42%	Republican +7	R +5
•	Jan. 21-23	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,029	RV	0.58	41%	46%	Democrat +5	D +3
•	Jan. 19-20	Harris Poll	B+	1,815	RV	1.16	53%	47%	Republican +6	R +5
•	Jan. 16-19	Fox News	A	1,001	RV	1.29	44%	43%	Republican +1	R +1
•	Jan. 15-18	YouGov	B+	1,153	RV	0.41	39%	43%	Democrat +4	Tie
•	Jan. 14-18	NBC News	B+	790	RV	0.91	46%	47%	Democrat +1	D +1
•	Jan. 13-18	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.54	48%	43%	Republican +5	R +3
•	Jan. 14-17	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,000	RV	0.56	44%	43%	Republican +1	R +3
•	Jan. 15-16	Morning Consult	B	2,005	RV	0.40	42%	41%	Republican +1	R +3
•	Jan. 12-15	Trafalgar Group	A-	1,077	LV	1.37	56%	42%	Republican +13	R +9
•	Jan. 9-13	Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research	B	2,500	LV	1.06	48%	39%	Republican +9	R +4
•	Jan. 8-11	YouGov	B+	1,258	RV	0.38	37%	42%	Democrat +5	D +1
•	Jan. 10	NewsNation		1,013	RV	0.75	45%	40%	Republican +6	R +4
•	Jan. 7-10	Quinnipiac University	A-	1,178	RV	1.19	44%	43%	Republican +1	R +1
•	Jan. 8-9	Morning Consult	B	2,000	RV	0.38	41%	44%	Democrat +3	D +1
•	Jan. 3-4	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.56	42%	40%	Republican +2	R +1
•	Jan. 2-4	YouGov	B+	1,201	RV	0.35	38%	42%	Democrat +4	Tie
•	Dec. 27-30	Suffolk University	B+	1,000	RV	1.17	37%	39%	Democrat +1	D +2
•	Dec. 21-22	Zogby Analytics	B-	1,311	LV	1.06	43%	43%	Tie	R +1
•	Dec. 19-21	YouGov	B+	1,315	RV	0.31	36%	43%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Dec. 18-20	Morning Consult	B	1,998	RV	0.32	41%	41%	Tie	R +2
•	Dec. 17-20	Change Research	B-	1,895	RV	1.08	44%	45%	Democrat +1	Tie
•	Dec. 14-20	YouGov	B+	900	RV	0.26	40%	42%	Democrat +2	R +2
•	Dec. 17-19	InsiderAdvantage	B	750	RV	0.86	48%	43%	Republican +5	R +3
•	Dec. 17	John Zogby Strategies/EMI Research Solutions	B/C	777	LV	0.98	40%	44%	Democrat +4	D +2
•	Dec. 13-17	Ipsos	B-	4,407	A	1.41	33%	40%	Democrat +7	D +4
•	Dec. 12-14	YouGov	B+	1,267	RV	0.28	38%	42%	Democrat +4	Tie
•	Dec. 11-14	Fox News	A	1,002	RV	1.26	43%	39%	Republican +4	R +4
•	Dec. 8-14	Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research	B	2,500	LV	0.93	48%	39%	Republican +9	R +4
•	Dec. 11-13	Morning Consult	B	1,998	RV	0.30	42%	43%	Democrat +1	R +1
•	Dec. 9-13	YouGov	B+	1,163	RV	0.27	35%	44%	Democrat +9	D +5
•	Dec. 9-13	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,020	RV	0.48	45%	47%	Democrat +2	Tie
•	Dec. 8-11	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.44	44%	38%	Republican +6	R +5
•	Dec. 2-9	Schoen Cooperman Research	B/C	800	LV	0.88	48%	45%	Republican +3	R +2
•	Dec. 4-7	YouGov	B+	1,265	RV	0.27	39%	42%	Democrat +3	R +1
•	Dec. 4-6	Morning Consult	B	2,000	RV	0.29	41%	44%	Democrat +3	D +1
•	Dec. 1-4	CNBC/Hart Research/Public Opinion Strategies	B+	800	A	0.76	44%	34%	Republican +10	R +10
•	Nov. 30-Dec. 2	Harris Poll	B+	1,989	RV	1.00	50%	50%	Tie	D +1
•	Nov. 29-30	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.41	38%	35%	Republican +3	R +2
•	Nov. 27-30	YouGov	B+	1,272	RV	0.26	37%	42%	Democrat +5	D +1
•	Nov. 20-23	YouGov	B+	1,249	RV	0.25	40%	40%	Tie	R +4
•	Nov. 16-22	Wall Street Journal		1,500	RV	0.94	44%	41%	Republican +3	R +2
•	Nov. 18-21	Public Opinion Strategies	A-	1,000	RV	1.26	40%	42%	Democrat +2	D +2
•	Nov. 17-19	YouGov	B+	1,307	RV	0.25	39%	43%	Democrat +4	Tie
•	Nov. 16-19	Marist College	A	969	RV	1.20	41%	46%	Democrat +5	D +2
•	Nov. 12-18	Echelon Insights	B/C	839	LV	0.40	44%	49%	Democrat +5	D +3
•	Nov. 14-16	YouGov	B+	1,299	RV	0.25	38%	42%	Democrat +4	Tie
•	Nov. 11-16	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.37	48%	44%	Republican +4	R +2
•	Nov. 13-15	Morning Consult	B	1,998	RV	0.27	43%	43%	Tie	R +2
•	Nov. 11-15	Quinnipiac University	A-	1,262	RV	1.02	46%	41%	Republican +5	R +5
•	Nov. 8-11	Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research	B	2,500	LV	1.00	51%	38%	Republican +13	R +8
•	Nov. 7-10	ABC News/The Washington Post	A+	882	RV	1.48	51%	41%	Republican +10	R +7
•	Nov. 6-9	YouGov	B+	1,258	RV	0.24	37%	44%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Nov. 1-9	Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.	B+	800	LV	1.10	29%	32%	Democrat +3	D +3
•	Nov. 4-8	YouGov	B+	1,673	A	0.27	33%	36%	Democrat +3	R +1
•	Nov. 5-7	Morning Consult	B	1,998	RV	0.26	42%	44%	Democrat +2	Tie
•	Nov. 3-5	Suffolk University	B+	1,000	RV	1.14	46%	38%	Republican +8	R +7
•	Nov. 3-4	Emerson College	A-	1,000	RV	1.32	49%	42%	Republican +7	R +4
•	Nov. 1-4	CNN/SSRS	C	859	RV	0.71	44%	49%	Democrat +5	D +4
•	Oct. 30-Nov. 2	YouGov	B+	1,303	RV	0.25	37%	44%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Oct. 29-Nov. 1	Morning Consult	B	1,996	RV	0.26	42%	42%	Tie	R +2
•	Oct. 28-30	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.33	41%	40%	Republican +1	Tie
•	Oct. 27-28	Harris Poll	B+	1,688	RV	1.01	45%	42%	Republican +3	R +2
•	Oct. 24-26	YouGov	B+	1,261	RV	0.25	38%	44%	Democrat +6	D +2
•	Oct. 23-26	NBC News	B+	820	RV	0.72	45%	47%	Democrat +2	D +2
•	Oct. 20-26	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,600	RV	0.51	43%	43%	Tie	R +2
•	Oct. 22-24	Morning Consult	B	1,999	RV	0.26	42%	44%	Democrat +2	Tie
•	Oct. 18-22	Marist College	A	1,032	RV	1.17	41%	44%	Democrat +3	Tie
•	Oct. 19-21	YouGov	B+	1,704	A	0.28	32%	37%	Democrat +5	D +1
•	Oct. 16-19	YouGov	B+	1,268	RV	0.25	37%	42%	Democrat +5	D +1
•	Oct. 15-19	Echelon Insights	B/C	915	LV	0.41	45%	46%	Democrat +1	R +1
•	Oct. 16-18	Morning Consult	B	1,998	RV	0.26	40%	45%	Democrat +5	D +3
•	Oct. 14-18	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.34	48%	47%	Republican +1	D +1
•	Oct. 14-17	CNBC/Hart Research/Public Opinion Strategies	B+	800	A	0.73	41%	43%	Democrat +2	D +2
•	Oct. 11-13	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.30	41%	40%	Republican +1	Tie
•	Oct. 9-12	YouGov	B+	1,266	RV	0.26	37%	45%	Democrat +8	D +4
•	Oct. 10-11	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.30	40%	40%	Tie	D +1
•	Oct. 8-11	Morning Consult	B	1,999	RV	0.27	41%	43%	Democrat +2	Tie
•	Oct. 6-9	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.30	41%	40%	Republican +1	Tie
•	Oct. 3-5	YouGov	B+	1,261	RV	0.26	36%	43%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Oct. 2-4	Morning Consult	B	1,998	RV	0.28	42%	43%	Democrat +1	R +1
•	Oct. 1-4	YouGov	B+	1,640	A	0.29	31%	37%	Democrat +6	D +2
•	Oct. 1-4	Quinnipiac University	A-	1,177	RV	0.92	47%	44%	Republican +3	R +3
•	Sep. 16-29	Public Religion Research Institute	A/B	2,508	A	1.56	29%	37%	Democrat +8	D +5
•	Sep. 26-28	YouGov	B+	1,246	RV	0.26	48%	52%	Democrat +4	Tie
•	Sep. 24-27	Morning Consult	B	1,999	RV	0.29	41%	45%	Democrat +4	D +2
•	Sep. 20-26	Marist College	A	1,029	RV	1.23	38%	46%	Democrat +8	D +5
•	Sep. 22-24	Lake Research Partners/Emerson College		1,000	RV	1.17	41%	45%	Democrat +4	D +3
•	Sep. 17-23	Echelon Insights	B/C	829	LV	0.44	40%	50%	Democrat +10	D +8
•	Sep. 22	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.31	40%	41%	Democrat +1	D +2
•	Sep. 18-21	YouGov	B+	1,281	RV	0.27	48%	52%	Democrat +4	Tie
•	Sep. 18-20	Morning Consult	B	1,998	RV	0.32	40%	44%	Democrat +4	D +2
•	Sep. 13-19	Pew Research Center	B/C	10,371	A	2.00	40%	45%	Democrat +5	D +3
•	Sep. 9-14	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.35	47%	46%	Republican +1	D +1
•	Sep. 10-13	Morning Consult	B	1,997	RV	0.35	39%	43%	Democrat +4	D +2
•	Sep. 10-13	YouGov	B+	1,153	RV	0.27	37%	43%	Democrat +6	D +2
•	Sep. 10-13	Quinnipiac University	A-	1,079	RV	0.90	43%	47%	Democrat +4	D +4
•	Sep. 10-11	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.32	40%	40%	Tie	D +1
•	Sep. 4-8	The Winston Group	A/B	1,000	RV	1.25	43%	46%	Democrat +3	D +3
•	Sep. 1-8	Public Opinion Strategies	A-	800	RV	1.17	42%	42%	Tie	Tie
•	Sep. 4-7	YouGov	B+	1,158	RV	0.27	37%	43%	Democrat +6	D +2
•	Aug. 3-Sep. 7	CNN/SSRS	C	1,838	RV	0.86	44%	45%	Democrat +1	Tie
•	Aug. 30-Sep. 2	Change Research	B-	1,571	LV	1.00	45%	49%	Democrat +4	D +3
•	Aug. 28-31	YouGov	B+	1,171	RV	0.28	38%	45%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Aug. 26-29	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.35	40%	40%	Tie	D +1
•	Aug. 21-24	YouGov	B+	1,162	RV	0.29	37%	44%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Aug. 13-18	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,016	RV	0.53	40%	50%	Democrat +10	D +8
•	Aug. 12-18	Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.	B+	800	LV	1.10	39%	38%	Republican +1	R +1
•	Aug. 10-18	Schoen Cooperman Research	B/C	750	LV	0.86	48%	46%	Republican +2	R +1
•	Aug. 14-17	YouGov	B+	1,159	RV	0.29	38%	43%	Democrat +5	D +1
•	Aug. 14-17	NBC News	B+	790	RV	0.91	46%	47%	Democrat +1	D +1
•	Aug. 16	Ipsos	B-	947	A	0.81	37%	40%	Democrat +3	Tie
•	Aug. 7-10	YouGov	B+	2,306	RV	0.39	37%	45%	Democrat +8	D +4
•	Aug. 5-7	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.39	40%	42%	Democrat +2	D +3
•	Jul. 31-Aug. 3	YouGov	B+	1,174	RV	0.30	37%	45%	Democrat +8	D +4
•	Jul. 29-Aug. 3	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.38	48%	46%	Republican +2	Tie
•	Jul. 27-Aug. 2	Quinnipiac University	A-	1,145	RV	1.04	44%	45%	Democrat +1	D +1
•	Jul. 20-28	WPA Intelligence	B/C	1,000	RV	0.89	42%	44%	Democrat +2	D +2
•	Jul. 24-27	YouGov	B+	1,178	RV	0.31	36%	43%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Jul. 22-24	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.43	38%	41%	Democrat +3	D +4
•	Jul. 19-23	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,143	RV	0.56	41%	48%	Democrat +7	D +5
•	Jul. 17-20	YouGov	B+	1,187	RV	0.31	35%	44%	Democrat +9	D +5
•	Jul. 10-13	YouGov	B+	1,159	RV	0.31	37%	44%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Jul. 8	PEM Management Corporation		1,000	LV	0.69	42%	42%	Tie	D +2
•	Jul. 3-6	YouGov	B+	1,176	RV	0.32	37%	43%	Democrat +6	D +2
•	Jun. 26-29	YouGov	B+	1,198	RV	0.33	36%	44%	Democrat +8	D +4
•	Jun. 22-24	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.54	38%	41%	Democrat +3	D +4
•	Jun. 19-22	YouGov	B+	1,157	RV	0.33	37%	44%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Jun. 18-22	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,001	RV	0.56	42%	46%	Democrat +4	D +2
•	Jun. 14-21	GQR Research	B	2,000	RV	1.37	44%	46%	Democrat +2	D +2
•	Jun. 16-20	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.37	47%	46%	Republican +1	D +1
•	Jun. 11-17	Ipsos	B-	4,420	A	1.16	30%	37%	Democrat +7	D +4
•	Jun. 12-15	YouGov	B+	1,196	RV	0.34	34%	41%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Jun. 7-10	The Winston Group	A/B	1,000	RV	1.17	42%	46%	Democrat +4	D +4
•	Jun. 5-8	YouGov	B+	1,189	RV	0.35	37%	46%	Democrat +9	D +5
•	Jun. 2-8	ALG Research	B/C	1,000	LV	0.95	46%	46%	Tie	D +1
•	May 29-Jun. 1	YouGov	B+	1,187	RV	0.36	35%	43%	Democrat +8	D +4
•	May 22-25	YouGov	B+	1,135	RV	0.36	37%	46%	Democrat +9	D +5
•	May 20-25	ALG Research/Hart Research Associates		805	RV	0.72	37%	39%	Democrat +2	D +3
•	May 18-24	Quinnipiac University	A-	1,174	RV	1.23	41%	50%	Democrat +9	D +9
•	May 15-18	YouGov	B+	1,141	RV	0.38	38%	47%	Democrat +9	D +5
•	May 12-18	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.36	47%	46%	Republican +1	D +1
•	May 14-17	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,132	RV	0.59	40%	50%	Democrat +10	D +8
•	May 8-11	YouGov	B+	1,138	RV	0.40	39%	45%	Democrat +6	D +2
•	May 8-9	Redfield & Wilton Strategies	B/C	1,189	LV	0.95	37%	44%	Democrat +7	D +6
•	May 5-9	Cygnal	B+	1,030	A	1.25	41%	44%	Democrat +3	D +3
•	May 6-8	RMG Research	B-	1,000	RV	0.60	40%	41%	Democrat +1	D +2
•	Apr. 24-27	YouGov	B+	1,138	RV	0.45	38%	43%	Democrat +5	D +1
•	Apr. 21-23	YouGov	B+	1,000	A	0.45	38%	45%	Democrat +7	D +3
•	Apr. 16-23	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,043	RV	0.59	42%	46%	Democrat +4	D +2
•	Apr. 17-20	YouGov	B+	1,168	RV	0.50	37%	45%	Democrat +8	D +4
•	Apr. 17-20	NBC News	B+	790	RV	1.10	42%	47%	Democrat +5	D +5
•	Apr. 15-20	Change Research	B-	1,025	RV	0.97	43%	48%	Democrat +5	D +4
•	Apr. 15-17	RMG Research	B-	1,200	RV	0.71	39%	43%	Democrat +4	D +5
•	Apr. 12-16	Ipsos	B-	4,423	A	1.22	31%	39%	Democrat +8	D +5
•	Apr. 8-13	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.35	46%	46%	Tie	D +2
•	Apr. 7-11	The Winston Group	A/B	1,000	RV	1.22	41%	45%	Democrat +4	D +4
•	Apr. 3-7	PEM Management Corporation		1,000	LV	0.69	43%	40%	Republican +3	R +1
•	Mar. 15-21	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,008	RV	0.63	42%	46%	Democrat +4	D +2
•	Feb. 26-28	Léger	B/C	1,002	A	0.96	31%	39%	Democrat +8	D +6
•	Feb. 24-28	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.35	46%	46%	Tie	D +2
•	Feb. 22-25	NRSC		1,200	LV	1.06	38%	39%	Democrat +1	D +2
•	Feb. 18-23	GQR Research	B	1,000	RV	1.13	42%	48%	Democrat +5	D +5
•	Feb. 12-18	Echelon Insights	B/C	1,005	RV	0.73	44%	44%	Tie	R +2
•	Dec. 9-13	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.41	48%	46%	Republican +2	Tie
•	Nov. 21-23	McLaughlin & Associates	C/D	1,000	LV	0.43	47%	45%	Republican +2	Tie

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A = ALL ADULTS

RV = REGISTERED VOTERS

V = VOTERS

LV = LIKELY VOTERS

Polls listed here ask either which party's candidate respondents would vote for in their districts or which party respondents would prefer to control Congress.

When the dates of tracking polls from the same pollster overlap, only the most recent version is shown.

See generic ballot estimates for the 2020 election cycle and 2018 election cycle.

Design and development by Aaron Bycoffe. Statistical model by Nate Silver. Research by Mary Radcliffe. Story edited by Sarah Frostenson. Copy edited by Jennifer Mason. Notice any bugs or missing polls? Send us an email.

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