# Democrats’ advantage on generic ballot narrow: Survey

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/democrats-advantage-on-generic-ballot-narrow-survey/
- Published: 2026-11-03T13:48:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T23:53:19+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6191258-democrat-advantage-generic-ballot-narrow-survey-midterms/
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats led registered voters by eight points, down from 11 a week earlier.
- Likely voters favoured Democratic candidates by 52% to 44%.
- Trump’s approval rating was 32% in the survey.

## Summary

A Reuters/Ipsos survey released on the eve of the US midterm elections found Democrats ahead of Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, but by a smaller margin than in the previous week’s poll. Among registered voters, 46% said they would support a Democratic candidate and 38% a Republican, an eight-point lead compared with 11 points a week earlier. The survey still points to a Democratic advantage as voters choose the next Congress; a national poll cannot establish the outcome in individual districts.

The pollster reported a 52% to 44% Democratic lead among likely voters who had chosen or leaned towards a party. President Donald Trump’s approval rating stood at 32%. The survey was conducted from 29 October to 2 November among 1,765 US adults. Its stated sampling error of 2.4 percentage points applies to the full adult sample; uncertainty is greater for smaller groups, including the voter groups used for the ballot figures.

## Coverage

- [The Hill: Democrats’ advantage on generic ballot narrow: Survey](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6191258-democrat-advantage-generic-ballot-narrow-survey-midterms/)
- [Ipsos: Reuters/Ipsos early November survey](https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/reutersipsos-early-november-survey)

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