Commonwealth Index

74 days to 2026-11-03

Are Democrats or Republicans winning the race for Congress?

Our average of 2026 generic congressional ballot polls, weighted by each poll’s sample size and recency and corrected for house effects

3540455055%NovJan2026MarMayJulDemocrats49.5%Republicans42.2%

90% of polls are projected to fall within the shaded regions, combining the spread between polls with the sampling error of one poll. 10 primary polls, 14-day recency half-life, house effects shrunk toward zero. No single poll moves the average by more than 0.8 points. Updated 2026-08-16. Likely-voter offsets are priors, not yet estimated from the archive.

2026 battlegrounds

Tracked House seats plus VA-Sen · election 2026-11-03

National environment (generic ballot Dem margin)

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R+4current average D+8D+12

Slider at the latest generic-ballot row (or even if none is logged).

VA-1

Robert J. Wittman vs Shannon Taylor

46% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-1 crosses 50% Democratic win probability if the national environment reaches D+10.

VA-2

Jennifer A. Kiggans vs Elaine Luria

76% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-2 crosses 50% Democratic win probability if the national environment reaches D-3.5.

VA-3

Robert C. “Bobby” Scott vs Edwin Rivera

100% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-3 stays above 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D-4.

VA-4

Jennifer L. McClellan vs Robert P. Murray

100% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-4 stays above 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D-4.

VA-5

John J. McGuire III vs Tom Perriello

61% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-5 crosses 50% Democratic win probability if the national environment reaches D+3.5.

VA-6

Ben Cline vs Beth Macy

21% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-6 stays below 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D+12.

VA-7

Eugene Simon Vindman vs Doug Ollivant

97% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-7 stays above 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D-4.

VA-8

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. vs Tony Sabio

100% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-8 stays above 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D-4.

VA-9

H. Morgan Griffith vs Joy Powers

6% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-9 stays below 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D+12.

VA-10

Suhas Subramanyam vs Dave Beckwith

98% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-10 stays above 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D-4.

VA-11

James R. Walkinshaw vs Arthur Purves

100% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-11 stays above 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D-4.

VA-Sen

Mark R. Warner vs Bert Mizusawa

94% Dem

74 days to 2026-11-03

VA-Sen stays above 50% Democratic win probability even if the national environment reaches D-4.

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