Polling Averages

Our own averages, drawn from public polling and updated each day.

Trump Approval Tracker 37.1% Net approval −22.9

Generic Congressional Ballot D+8.2 48% D · 40% R

Democratic Party Favorability 40.0% Net favorability −16.6

Republican Party Favorability 37.3% Net favorability −22.0

Donald Trump weighing approval against disapproval

Presidential Approval 37.1% approve · 60.0% disapprove Net −22.9 · updated Oct. 11, 2026

Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries in a tug-of-war over the Speaker's gavel

Generic Congressional Ballot Democrats 48.1% · Republicans 39.9% Net +8.2 · updated Oct. 11, 2026

The Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey squaring off

Party Favorability Democrats −16.6 · Republicans −22.0 Net favorability, both parties on one page · updated Oct. 11, 2026

2026 election maps

2026 Senate map

Control is a toss-up 47 D · 46 R · 7 toss-ups · Full map → 2026 governors map

17 D favored · 14 R favored · 5 toss-ups · Full map →

2028 Democratic field: potential candidates

Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jon Ossoff at the starting line

2028 Democratic field: the potential candidates Kamala Harris 27.9% Kamala Harris 27.9% Gavin Newsom 16.3% Pete Buttigieg 10.8% Bernie Sanders 9% 16 polls · 10 pollsters · full field →

2028 Republican field: potential candidates

JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump Jr., Ron DeSantis and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. jostling for one lectern

2028 Republican field: the potential candidates JD Vance 37.6% JD Vance 37.6% Marco Rubio 18.1% Donald Trump Jr. 14.5% Ron DeSantis 7.4% 17 polls · 11 pollsters · full field →

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