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Voters don’t believe either political party will have “a clear plan” upon holding the majority of the seats in the next Congress following November’s midterm elections. Though 57% of voters say the Democratic Party does not have a clear vision for the future, Republicans hold no advantage in this category either, according to a CBS […]

Polls show growing Latino frustration with the U.S. President. Can Democrats turn it into votes in Florida—and build on it beyond the midterms?

With the midterm elections less than 10 days away, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto dives into the latest Battleground Tracker, which favors Democrats but he says "turnout is a big factor."

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," with the midterm elections less than 10 days away, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto dives into our latest polling. Plus. retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis joins.

President Donald Trump's net approval among urban voters climbed 20 points from July to October, Newsweek reported, a shift that could matter for Democrats' big-city margins in the Nov. 3 midterms. Trump remains deeply underwater in cities. In the monthly figures Newsweek...

Modern scientific polling began with George Gallup and the 1936 U.S. presidential election. Ninety years later, the polling “industry” has been, at different times and by different people, cheered, vilified, politicized, and challenged. In recent years, political polls have been under increased scrutiny as political parties have used results to manipulate voter turnout or influence ...

As the midterms draw ever closer, observers are beginning to ask: Are the polls dishonest? My first reaction to this question was simply: Let’s be fair. I’m sure most Poles are perfectly decent, but those who are dishonest should go back to Poland, where they came from. Americans have an absolute right to maintain strict ...

A new POLITICO Poll shows that Democrats are more motivated to vote against the president than Republicans are to vote in support of him.

A major polling scandal rocked the political world just two weeks before the midterm elections in which a fake firm fabricated results in key races, raising questions about the validity of a polling industry already under constant scrutiny. The firm, called Wedgewood, claims it was conducting a “social experiment” to reveal the issues plaguing the […]

The political polling industry is under new fire after a second company on Tuesday acknowledged it had falsified data in a series of polls released over the past year. The admission by Wedgewood Polls comes as Republicans question whether this year's midterm polls are wrong and are undercounting GOP support. Wedgewood's polling had been used by...

The revelation that a new polling firm fabricated survey results sent shock waves through Democratic circles on Wednesday, who are being forced to assess how the bogus data may have influenced the 2026 elections in key races. Wedgewood Polls admitted in a statement that its polling data, which included several congressional and gubernatorial races this […]

A new poll shows record support for Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the midterms, as voters feel the party is better attuned to handling their top issues.

An unbelievable story is breaking about the garbage polling in some areas. A fake pollster called Wedgewood Polls is behind it. FiftyPlusOne, which is the revision of Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight at the New York Times, reported, “Last week we received a credible tip from a trusted source that Wedgewood Polls might be faking data. We ...

President Trump’s approval ratings have hit new lows shortly before this year's midterms, according to fresh polls from The New York Times/Siena University and CNN. In the Times/Siena poll, 36 percent of respondents said they either “strongly approve” or “somewhat approve” of Trump’s job performance, while another 59 percent said they either “somewhat disapprove” or...

Voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of economy and cost of living, says poll in new low recorded by NY Times/Siena Donald Trump ’s approval rating sank to 36% just two weeks before the midterm elections , the lowest recorded in a poll by the New York Times/Siena College , with most respondents expressing frustration over his handling of the US economy, cost of living and Iran war. In an October survey of approximately 3,494 likely voters, 59% said they disapproved of Trump’s handling of his job, and 52% said they planned to vote for the Democratic candidate in the upcoming election. Continue reading...

The Democratic Party is holding a 10-point advantage over Republicans on the generic ballot less than two weeks from the 2026 midterms, according to a new survey. The CNN/SSRS poll found that 49 percent of respondents chose Democrats when asked to choose "which party's candidate would you vote for in your Congressional district,” while 39...

The map favors Republicans, but cracks in their base are leaving them vulnerable in defending House and Senate control.

Likely voters favored Democratic candidates over Republicans by 11 percentage points in their congressional district, a New York Times/Siena poll found.

The polls say Democrats are headed for a wave in the midterms. But pollsters have been wrong before, and it wouldn't take much of a miss to flip that script.