Poll: Likely voters favor Democrats as Trump disapproval drives early turnout
Summary
A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll found Democrats leading Republicans by 8 points among likely voters in congressional races, one week before Election Day. Democratic voters reported greater enthusiasm for voting, and likely voters were twice as likely to say their ballot was against President Donald Trump as for him.Key Facts
- Fifty-two percent of likely voters said they would support the Democratic candidate in their district, compared with 44% who would support the Republican.
- Independents favored Democrats by 13 points.
- Seventy-one percent of Democrats said they were very enthusiastic about voting.
- Among Republicans, 61% said they were very enthusiastic about voting.
- Among independents, 48% said they were very enthusiastic about voting.
- Likely voters said by a 2-to-1 margin that their midterm ballot was a vote against Trump rather than a vote for him.
- The poll was conducted one week before Election Day, with control of Congress at stake.
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