NBC Poll: 52% of Voters Prefer a Democrat-controlled Congress

A new NBC News poll finds that 52% of registered voters would rather have Democrats controlling Congress. The figure was the centerpiece of a Sunday TODAY conversation on Nov. 1, 2026, in which Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joined Willie Geist to walk through the survey's results.

The two also used the segment to preview the races worth watching on election day, setting the poll's finding beside the contests voters are about to settle. The preference was measured among registered voters, and it concerns which party should hold Congress.

NBC News video coverage posted alongside the segment points to a crowded final stretch of the campaign. One clip highlights key midterm races to watch while the battleground map expands, and another shows Obama and Trump campaigning in battleground states for the midterms. Other items nearby cover unrelated news, including evacuations prompted by flooding in the Four Corners region and the lifting of evacuation orders amid Southern California wildfires.

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