Generic Ballot: Republicans 41% Democrats 40%
Democratic congressional candidates have pulled within one point of Republicans this week in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
Generic Congressional Ballot
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September 15, 2009
September 8, 2009
Support for GOP Reaches New Recent High on Generic Ballot
Little has changed this week on the Generic Ballot as Republican Congressional candidates continue to hold a seven-point lead over Democrats.
September 1, 2009
Republicans Widen Lead Over Democrats on Generic Ballot
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.
August 25, 2009
Republicans Maintain Steady Lead on Generic Ballot
This summer brought a significant shift in voter preferences in the Generic Congressional Ballot. As Republican Congressional candidates once again lead Democrats by a 43% to 38% margin this week, this is now the ninth straight ballot the GOP has held a modest advantage.
August 18, 2009
Republicans Now Ahead By Five on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates have now matched their biggest lead over Democrats of the past several years on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
August 11, 2009
Republicans Maintain Lead Over Democrats on Generic Ballot
The findings in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot remain fairly steady, as Republican candidates continue to hold a modest lead over Democrats for the seventh straight week.
August 4, 2009
Generic Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 38%
Support for Republican and Democratic congressional candidates changed little this week in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
July 28, 2009
Republicans Remain Ahead on Generic Ballot
Support for Republican and Democratic congressional candidates changed little this week in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
July 21, 2009
Republicans Take Four-Point Lead on Generic Ballot
Support for Republican congressional candidates has reached its highest level in over two years as the GOP lengthens its lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
July 14, 2009
Republicans Remain Ahead on Generic Ballot for Third Straight Week
Republican candidates continue to lead on the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot as Democrats fall to their lowest level of support among voters in recent years.
July 7, 2009
Republicans Remain Ahead on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates lead Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
June 30, 2009
Republicans Lead Again on Congressional Ballot
Republican congressional candidates rebounded this week and pulled ahead again of Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. The last time the GOP held a lead was in early May.
June 23, 2009
Democrats Break Tie on Latest Generic Ballot
Democratic congressional candidates have pulled ahead of Republicans again in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
June 16, 2009
Generic Ballot Remains a Tie for Second Straight Week
Democratic and Republican candidates are tied for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
June 9, 2009
Generic Ballot Finds Democrats, Republicans in a Dead Heat
Democratic and Republican Congressional candidates have each lost support from voters this week, but Democrats came in just ahead in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
June 2, 2009
Support for Both Major Parties Slips This Week on Generic Ballot
Democratic and Republican Congressional candidates have each lost support from voters this week, but Democrats came in just ahead in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
May 26, 2009
Democrats Up Three on Generic Congressional Ballot
The numbers have flipped this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
May 19, 2009
Democrats Regain Small Lead on Congressional Ballot
The numbers have flipped this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
May 12, 2009
Republicans Hang On To One-Point Lead in Generic Ballot
Republican candidates still lead Democrats by a single point this week in the Generic Congressional Ballot.
May 5, 2009
Generic Ballot: Republicans 40% Democrats 39%
For just the second time in more than five years of daily or weekly tracking, Republicans now lead Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
