Generic Congressional Ballot (Independents)

If the election for Congress were being held today, who would Americans vote for?

Populations in this average

Independents

Self-identified Independent respondents

The average below is comprised of polling crosstabs for the noted subgroup. You can visit our methodology to learn more.

Democrat

37.60%

Republican

23.10%

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90% of polls fall in this range

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311 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Jul 17 – 20 606 Independents YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

28.00%

13.00%

Republican

Democrat +15
Jul 17 – 20 180 Independents J.L. Partners / DailyMail.com

Democrat

49.00%

23.00%

Republican

Democrat +26
Jul 19 – 20 376 Independents Emerson College

Democrat

55.50%

32.80%

Republican

Democrat +22.7
Jul 10 – 13 582 Independents YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

25.00%

15.00%

Republican

Democrat +10
Jul 9 – 13 262 Independents Echelon Insights

Democrat

50.00%

27.00%

Republican

Democrat +23
Jul 9 – 10 270 Independents HarrisX / 2Way

Democrat

39.00%

24.00%

Republican

Democrat +15
Jul 3 – 7 156 Independents Quantus Insights

Democrat

42.30%

34.00%

Republican

Democrat +8.3
Jul 3 – 6 619 Independents YouGov / The Economist

Democrat

29.00%

16.00%

Republican

Democrat +13
Jul 1 – 4 321 Independents Zogby Analytics

Democrat

22.60%

18.20%

Republican

Democrat +4.4
Jun 24 – Jul 1 712 Independents Rasmussen Reports

Democrat

37.00%

34.00%

Republican

Democrat +3

= Internal poll

Internal polls from the same candidate are averaged together and weighted as no more than 1 poll in our average.

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