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2026 midtermsAnalysis

Analysis · 2026 pollster scorecard

Bedrock Polling

Scored, not ranked: 1 final poll, and a rank takes 5. 5 general-election polls this cycle (number 101 of 251 pollsters by volume), 1 of them a final poll of a race.

Final polls
1
Average miss
5.8
Leaned
R+5.8
Leader won
100%
Vs. field
+0.8
Score
+0.1

Leaned is over 1 polls of Democrat-versus-Republican races; leader won is over 1 polls in called races. Official counts as of Nov 13, 5:39 PM EST, with 22 of 506 races still being counted; 1 of its poll is of a count that is not final.

By race type

Race typePollsAvg. missLeanedLeader wonVs. fieldAll its polls, 2026
National House vote15.8R+5.8100%+0.84
Senate0————0
Governor0————0
House districts0————1

Every scored poll

ContestPollResultMissed towardField missSource
National House voteOct 14 to Oct 20 · 1,279 registered voters · count not finalDemocrats 52, Republicans 44; count 56.2 to 42.3D+8.0D+13.8R+5.85.1ReleaseFrom the New York Times table · for Rainey Center

A poll’s margin is between the two candidates who finished first and second, in points; the result is the official count as of Nov 13, 5:39 PM EST. “Missed toward” names the party the poll favored compared with the result. How the score works is on the scorecard.

Poll data via VoteHub, used under CC BY 4.0. Poll data from The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0.