{"id":3656,"date":"2026-11-02T12:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3656"},"modified":"2026-11-02T12:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:03:47","slug":"democrats-open-7-point-lead-in-race-for-control-of-congress-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3656","title":{"rendered":"Democrats open 7-point lead in race for control of Congress: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Democrats hold a seven-point lead over Republicans in the race for control of Congress ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, as growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and the US economy weighs on his party, according to a new NBC News poll.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The survey, conducted among registered voters from October 28 to 30, found that 52% favoured a Democratic-controlled Congress, compared with 45% who preferred Republican control.<\/p>\n

According to the survey, Democrats managed a 21-point lead among independents. About 3% of respondents remained undecided.<\/p>\n

The survey showed that 60% of voters disapproved of Trump\u2019s performance, while 40% approved of his presidency.<\/p>\n

It also found that around three-quarters of voters were unhappy with his handling of the economy, while 64% said he had failed to live up to their expectations.<\/p>\n

Seven in 10 said the country was heading in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n

Inflation and the cost of living ranked as voters\u2019 top concerns, followed by government corruption, threats to democracy, and immigration and border security.<\/p>\n

Democrats held a slight advantage on handling inflation, while Republicans led by just two points on the broader economy, a significant decline from their double-digit advantage in recent years.<\/p>\n

The poll also found growing discontent among Republicans, with 53% dissatisfied with the economy and 37% saying Trump had failed to meet his promises.<\/p>\n

Although his approval remained high at 93% among Republicans identifying with the MAGA movement, it fell to 54% among non-MAGA Republicans.<\/p>\n

Despite their national lead, Democrats face obstacles. Only 29% of voters viewed the party positively, compared with 38% for Republicans, suggesting their advantage is driven more by opposition to the GOP than strong support for Democrats.<\/p>\n

Republicans also retained leads in their own districts and in states Trump won in 2024 \u2014 areas that will be crucial to the battle for both chambers of Congress.<\/p>\n

Democrats need to regain Republican-held ground to take control of Congress, including at least two states Trump carried by double-digit margins to win the Senate.<\/p>\n

The survey also found Republicans narrowly ahead on handling government corruption, while both parties\u2019 congressional leaders received relatively poor public ratings.<\/p>\n

The poll was conducted by Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research Associates and Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies.<\/p>\n

The findings suggest Democrats have a national advantage heading into the midterms, but their ability to turn it into a congressional majority remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Democrats hold a seven-point lead over Republicans in the race for control of Congress ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, as growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and the US economy weighs on his party, according to a new NBC News poll. The survey, conducted among registered voters from October 28 to 30, found that 52% favoured a Democratic-controlled Congress, compared with 45% who preferred Republican control. According to the survey, Democrats managed a 21-point lead among independents. About 3% of respondents remained undecided. The survey showed that 60%…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3656\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}