This is the NBC News average of national polls measuring what’s known as congressional ballot preference — whether Americans prefer a Congress controlled by Democrats or Republicans. It’s a key way to ...

Midterm elections are almost always a referendum on the president and his party — in this case, President Donald Trump, two years into his return to Washington. Much of the national spotlight will be ...

Generic congressional ballot questions ask voters which party’s candidate they would support if the 2026 election were held that day as well as those that ask which party voters would prefer to ...