Despite Trump’s unpopularity, new poll shows tight race for Congress
as President Donald Trump a new group facing near-record disapproval ratings Washington Post-Ipsos pollThe research, conducted between July 8-13, revealed that Democrats had a small advantage over Republicans before the midterm elections in November.
Still, Democratic supporters are more motivated to vote. WaPo-Ipsos poll shows Democrats leading Republicans by 3 percentage points (48 percent to 45 percent) after two years Kamala Harris‘ Defeat in 2024 is to Trump.
Questionnaire It also turned out that the Democratic advantage among those “absolutely sure to vote” increased to 8 points, as 53% of highly motivated voters supported Democrats and 45% supported Republicans. Trump has faced low approval numbers due to problems with the economy and the Iran war.
The Post-Ipsos poll compared Democrats’ current poll results with results in 2018. Before the first presidential midterm elections, in which Democrats won 40 seats in the U.S. House, Democrats held a 10-point lead in support for Congress. Republicans maintained their majority in the Senate.
Embers continues to face declining approval numbers. In the WaPo-Ipsos survey, the overall approval rate stands at 37 percent. A. New Economist/YouGov pollThe survey, conducted July 10-13, found the same number of Americans approved of his job performance.
President Donald Trump gestures after addressing the nation in the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2026 in Washington.
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Speaker of the Assembly mike johnson It’s now a two-vote margin and Republicans can’t afford to leave as they hope to implement Trump’s agenda. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 seat majority in the Senate. Partisan gerrymandering has added further uncertainty to Democrats’ hopes of regaining control of both chambers.
The poll found that Democrats are 10 percentage points more likely to vote this year than Republicans; This dwarfs their two point lead in 2018.
Contributed by: Fernando Cervantes Jr., Zachary Schermele
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