The chart below tracks responses to a generic ballot question – asking voters which party’s candidate they would support in their own Congressional district – across polls. It includes all national-level results on this question which meet CNN’s standards for reporting, including surveys of all US adults, those of registered voters and those of likely voters.

Poll
 Dates DemocratsRepublicans Other/ Don't know/ Wouldn't vote Sample Size Sample Type Margin of Error
Washington Post/ABC
 October 30 – November 2, 2022 48% 50% 2% 708 Likely voters +/-4.5
Reuters/Ipsos
 October 31 – November 1, 2022 37% 36% 27% 1,004 Adults +/-3.8
CNN
 October 26-31, 2022 47% 51% 3% 992 Likely voters +/-3.8
CNN
 October 26-31, 2022 46% 47% 7% 1,290 Registered voters +/-3.4
NPR/PBS/Marist
 October 24-27, 2022 46% 49% 5% 1,200 Likely voters +/-4.2
NPR/PBS/Marist
 October 24-27, 2022 45% 46% 8% 1,469 Registered voters +/-3.8
Wall Street Journal
 October 22-26, 2022 44% 46% 9% 1,500 Registered voters +/-2.5
CBS/YouGov
 October 26-28, 2022 45% 47% 9% 1,899 Likely voters +/-2.6
FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos
 October 13-23, 2022 41% 41% 17% 937 Likely voters +/-3.7
Reuters/Ipsos
 October 24-25, 2022 34% 32% 34% 1,005 Adults +/-3.8
Pew
 October 10-16, 2022 41% 40% 19% 3,993 Registered voters +/-1.8
Reuters/Ipsos
 October 17-18, 2022 36% 35% 30% 1,022 Adults +/-3.8
NYT/Siena
 October 9-12, 2022 45% 49% 6% 792 Likely voters +/-4.1
Fox
 October 9-12, 2022 44% 41% 15% 1,206 Registered voters +/-2.5
CBS/YouGov
 October 12-14, 2022 45% 47% 8% 1,753 Likely voters +/-2.8
CNN
 September 3 – October 5, 2022 50% 47% 4% 1,198 Likely voters +/-4
CNN
 September 3 – October 5, 2022 46% 43% 10% 1,577 Registered voters +/-3.5
KFF
 September 15-26, 2022 47% 43% 10% 1,291 Registered voters +/-4
Reuters/Ipsos
 October 10-11, 2022 36% 32% 31% 1,004 Adults +/-3.8
NPR/Marist
 September 27-29, 2022 46% 44% 10% 1,562 Registered voters +/-4.2
FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos
 September 6-19, 2022 41% 41% 19% 930 Likely voters +/-3.7
Reuters/Ipsos
 September 26-27, 2022 37% 32% 31% 1,004 Adults +/-3.8
Grinnell College/Selzer & Co.
 September 21-25, 2022 46% 42% 12% 563 Likely voters +/-4.1
CBS/YouGov
 September 21-23, 2022 45% 46% 7% 1,954 Likely voters +/-2.8
Washington Post/ABC
 September 18-21, 2022 46% 47% 7% 908 Registered voters +/-4
Marquette Law School
 September 7-14, 2022 47% 41% 12% 1,282 Registered voters +/-3.6
Reuters/Ipsos
 September 19-20, 2022 34% 33% 33% 1,004 Adults +/-3.8
NYT/Siena
 September 6-14, 2022 46% 44% 10% 1,399 Registered voters +/-3.6
Fox
 September 9-12, 2022 44% 41% 15% 1,201 Registered voters +/-2.5
Reuters/Ipsos
 September 12-13, 2022 37% 33% 30% 1,003 Adults +/-3.8
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