Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%
Republicans now lead by six points on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 21.
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August 22, 2011
August 15, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republicans have bounced back to a seven-point lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 14.
August 8, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 41%, Democrats 39%
Republicans hold a two-point lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 7.
August 1, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 39%
Republicans hold a four-point lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, July 31.
July 25, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%
Republicans continue to hold a six-point lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
July 18, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%
For the second week in a row, Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot, this time for the week ending Sunday, July 17.
July 11, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, July 10.
July 4, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43% Democrats 40%
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 43% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 40% would choose the Democrat instead. This is consistent with results throughout 2011 but represents a 3 point gain for the Democrats compared to a week ago.
June 27, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 26.
June 20, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 19.
June 13, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 38%
Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 12.
June 6, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 5.
May 30, 2011
Support for GOP Down From Earlier in the Year
For the 10th straight week, dating back to late March, support for Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot has stayed in the narrow range between 41% and 44%. Before that, Republican support had been slightly higher, generally 45% or 46%.
May 23, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 40%
Republicans hold a two-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending May 22, 2011. That's down five points from last week and ties the smallest gap between the parties since October 2009.
May 16, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republicans now hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending May 15, 2011. That’s up from the four-point lead Republicans held for the last two weeks.
May 9, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 41%, Democrats 38%
Republicans now hold a three-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending May 1, 2011. This is up one point from last week which marked the narrowest gap between the parties since October 2009.
May 2, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 39%
Republicans now hold a three-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending May 1, 2011. This is up one point from last week which marked the narrowest gap between the parties since October 2009.
April 25, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 40%
Republicans hold just a two-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 24, 2011. This is the narrowest gap between the two parties since October 2009.
April 18, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 39%
Republicans hold a three-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 17, 2011. That ties the narrowest gap between the two parties first reached in early October.
April 11, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 10, 2011.
