# Most voters say enthusiasm to cast midterm ballots higher than previous elections: Survey

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/most-voters-say-enthusiasm-to-cast-midterm-ballots-higher-than-previous-elections-survey/
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:49:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:36:53+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6181181-midterms-voter-enthusiasm-survey/
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- 56% of registered voters said they were more enthusiastic than usual about voting.
- Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters reported more enthusiasm than their Republican counterparts.
- Only the 2018 midterms recorded higher enthusiasm in Gallup’s comparable polling.

## Summary

A Gallup survey published on 29 October found that 56% of registered US voters felt more enthusiastic than usual about voting in the 2026 midterm elections. Thirty per cent felt less enthusiastic and 11% felt about as enthusiastic as usual. Gallup has recorded a higher figure in only one other midterm year: 2018, when 69% of registered voters said they were more enthusiastic. Its latest poll, conducted from 1 to 19 October among 1,057 registered voters, had a margin of sampling error of four percentage points.

The survey found a partisan gap: 58% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents reported greater enthusiasm, compared with 48% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. It also found unusually high attention to the election, with 56% of US adults saying they had given it quite a lot of thought. These findings describe voters’ reported attitudes before polling day; they do not establish how many people ultimately voted or which party benefited.

## Coverage

- [The Hill: Most voters say enthusiasm to cast midterm ballots higher than previous elections: Survey](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6181181-midterms-voter-enthusiasm-survey/)
- [Gallup: Voter Engagement High for Midterms](https://news.gallup.com/poll/716258/voter-engagement-high-midterms.aspx)

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