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2026 midtermsAnalysis

Analysis · 2026 pollster scorecard

OnMessage Inc.

Scored, not ranked: 1 final poll, and a rank takes 5. 6 general-election polls this cycle (number 95 of 251 pollsters by volume), 1 of them a final poll of a race. 50% of its polls this cycle were paid for by a party, a campaign or an aligned group.

Final polls
1
Average miss
15.5
Leaned
R+15.5
Leader won
100%
Vs. field
+8.8
Score
+1.5

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.

By race type

Race typePollsAvg. missLeanedLeader wonVs. fieldAll its polls, 2026
National House vote0————0
Senate0————2
Governor115.5R+15.5100%+8.83
House districts0————1

Every scored poll

ContestPollResultMissed towardField missSource
New York governorOct 12 to Oct 14 · 1,000 likely voters · Republican sponsorKathy Hochul 50.3, Bruce Blakeman 45.9; count 59.9 to 39.9D+4.4D+19.9R+15.56.7ReleaseFrom the New York Times table

1 of these 1 polls had a partisan sponsor. They are scored the same way.

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. Earlier elections and every 2026 poll: OnMessage Inc. on the pollsters page.

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